Articles by Joint Center
May 2025 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Economic Policy)
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Meeting the Moment for Black Workers through Non-Degree Credentials
Over the past four years, substantial public and private investments have been made in emerging industries such as clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and semiconductor production. The CHIPS and Science Act…
May 2025 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Technology Policy)
Joint Center Participated in the National Skills Coalition Skills Summit
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott participated in the National Skills Coalition’s 2025 Skills Summit, joining the “Untapped Potential of Non-Degree Credentials” panel. Additional panelists include Armando Cantu,…
Joint Center’s Final Section 230 Brief Unpacks Reforms — and the Stakes for Black Users
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Joint Center’s Final Section 230 Brief Unpacks Reforms — and the Stakes for Black Users The last installment analyzes how proposed reforms…
The Implications of Section 230 for Black Communities: The Impact of Section 230 Reforms on Black Communities
This series of three issue briefs provides a summary of the law review article, “The Implications of Section 230 for Black Communities,” that examines Section 230 of the Communications Decency…
Joint Center Contributed to the State of the People Black Papers
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad participated in the State of the People Tour, which stopped in Richmond, VA. The Joint Center served as lead authors for the tour’s Black Papers…
Joint Center Joined the Chicago Urban League Summit
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad was a keynote speaker at the Chicago Urban League’s State of Black Chicago Summit, where he discussed the state of Black economic and political power…
April 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 April Jobs Day analysis is below. From March to…
Joint Center President Appeared on Tavis Smiley Podcast
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad appeared on the Tavis Smiley Podcast discussing his essay on the similarities of the Trump and Reagan administrations, the future of the Black middle class,…
