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Inside Black Policy: Government Diversity – December 2025
November 2025 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes the employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showcases how the numbers impact Black workers. Our November Jobs Day analysis is below. In November, the…
New Joint Center Brief Outlines Five Principles to Support Black Workers and Learners in Non-Degree Credential Pathways
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 15, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org New Joint Center Brief Outlines Five Principles to Support Black Workers and Learners in Non-Degree Credential Pathways The brief introduces policy and program strategies to…
Five Principles to Support Black Workers and Learners in Pathways to Non-Degree Credentials
By Justin Nalley, Kayla Elliott, Ph.D., and Gabrielle Smith Finnie, Ph.D. The Joint Center’s issue brief, “Five Principles to Support Black Workers and Learners in Pathways to Non-Degree Credentials,” offers guidance on…
Joint Center Hosts Journal-isms Roundtable: ‘What We Should Remember About Jesse Jackson’
The Joint Center hosted the Journal-isms Roundtable, focused on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s place in history and discussed the effect of Jackson’s campaigns on journalists of color. The discussion hosted several…
Inside Black Policy: Econ – December 2025
Inside Black Policy: Tech – December 2025
New Joint Center Brief Explores Career and Technical Education Programs’ Impact on Improving Economic Mobility for Black Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 3, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org New Joint Center Brief Explores Career and Technical Education Programs’ Impact on Improving Economic Mobility for Black Workers The issue brief provides policy recommendations as Congress considers Perkins V reauthorization …
Breaking Barriers in Career and Technical Education: Centering Black Students in Perkins Reauthorization
By Justin Nalley, Kayla Elliott, Ph.D., and Araceli Chavez The Joint Center published an issue brief titled “Breaking Barriers in Career and Technical Education: Centering Black Students in Perkins Reauthorization,”…
Forbes Highlights Joint Center Broadband in Rural South Research
Forbes highlighted the Joint Center’s Broadband in the Black Rural South report in an article examining how the digital divide continues to reinforce internet inequality across the United States. Drawing…