Articles by Joint Center
Joint Center President Appears on the Tavis Smiley Podcast
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad appeared on the Tavis Smiley Podcast to discuss how President Trump’s federal budget will be a disaster for Black workers and why Black workers don’t…
Shifting the Narrative on Industrial Policy: Opportunities for Genuine Economic Mobility and Good Jobs for Black Communities
By Gabrielle Smith Finnie, Ph.D. The brief, Shifting the Narrative on Industrial Policy: Opportunities for Genuine Economic Mobility and Good Jobs for Black Communities, examines how recent federal investments in…
Inside Black Policy: Joint Center — July 2025
Inside Black Policy: Government Diversity – July 2025
Budget Reconciliation Cuts to the Social Safety Net and their Impact on Black Households
In July 2025, congressional Republicans passed, and President Donald Trump signed, a partisan budget reconciliation package that will reshape the American economy and further erode the social safety net. The…
Joint Center Appeared on the TechTank Podcast
Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis appeared on the Brookings Institution’s TechTank podcast, moderated by Dr. Nicol Turner Lee. The discussion focused on Section 230 of the Communications Decency…
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad Attended the 2025 National Urban League Annual Conference
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad attended the National Urban League’s 2025 Conference in Cleveland, OH. Asante-Muhammad participated in the “2025 Black Economic Agenda: Building Wealth in Uncertain Times” panel. This…
Joint Center Mourns the Passing of William Lacy ‘Bill’ Clay Sr., Missouri’s First Black Congressman and Founding Member of the Congressional Black Caucus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Joint Center Mourns the Passing of William Lacy “Bill” Clay Sr., Missouri’s First Black Congressman and Founding Member of the…
The Washington Informer Covered the Joint Center’s Senate Democratic Diversity Data
The Washington Informer covered the Joint Center’s analysis of the Senate Democrats’ ninth annual survey on the racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation/gender identity diversity of their staff. The Joint…
Joint Center Ranks Democratic Senators on 2025 Staff Diversity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Victoria Johnson, victoria.johnson@jointcenter.org Joint Center Ranks Democratic Senators on 2025 Staff DiversitySenators Blunt Rochester (DE), Alsobrooks (MD), Ossoff (GA), and…
