Articles by Joint Center
Joint Center Joins Panel ‘Shaping a Workforce Ecosystem that Endures’ at 2025 Further Together Conference
Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie spoke on a panel titled: Shaping a Workforce Ecosystem that Endures at the 2025 Further Together Conference: Advancing Equity Through Workforce Philanthropy. This closing plenary…
Black Student Parents Can Thrive with Access to This Critical Federal Program
Former Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Justin Nalley and Special Assistant Carlton Langford co-authored an op-ed titled “Black Student Parents Can Thrive with Access to This Critical Federal Program.” This…
Joint Center Quoted in The New York Times on Firing of Black Officials
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad was quoted in an article published in The New York Times that focused on high-ranking Black officials who were fired from their roles under the…
Joint Center Appeared on Evening WURD’s Radio Station
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad appeared on the Evening WURD’s podcast with host Dr. James Peterson to discuss the government shutdown and how this will impact Black workers and Black…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – October 2025
Joint Center Mourns the Passing of Former Congressional Black Caucus Chair and Michigan Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 8, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, Kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Joint Center Mourns the Passing of Former Congressional Black Caucus Chair and Michigan Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick WASHINGTON, D.C. —…
The Civil Rights Generation, the Great Wealth Transfer and Our Need to Address the Racial Wealth Divide
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Senior Researcher Dr. LaToya Parker co-authored an essay published in the American Society on Aging’s Generations Now segment. The essay, titled “The Civil Rights…
Joint Center Appeared on the Beyond Generations Podcast
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad appeared on the American Society on Aging’s Beyond Generations podcast with host Patrice L. Dickerson, PhD. The episode titled “Passing It On—or Passing It By:…
Inside Black Policy: Joint Center — September 2025
Brunch & Exhibition Honoring 55 Years of the Joint Center
On Sept. 27, 2025, we gathered together for community, conversation, and culture over a beautiful brunch, paired with a specially curated exhibit built to honor the Joint Center’s 55 years of policy,…
