Articles by Joint Center
March 2025 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Economic Policy)
Racial Diversity Among Top Capitol Hill Staff Remains Disproportionate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Racial Diversity Among Top Capitol Hill Staff Remains Disproportionate Black think tank releases final update on top staff hiring WASHINGTON —…
Joint Center Tracker Final Update of Racial Diversity of Top Staff Hires in 119th Congress
By LaShonda Brenson, Ph.D. and Kimberly Victor As of Feb. 28, members of Congress have filled 1,509 of the 1,599 top positions (chiefs of staff, legislative directors, and communications directors)…
KFF Health News Highlighted Joint Center Broadband Research
KFF Health News highlighted the Joint Center’s report, Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South, which details the potential for broadband to increase economic, educational, and health…
February 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 February Jobs Day analysis is below. From January to…
Joint Center Tech Director Writes Article on Meta’s Fact-Checking Decision for Tech Policy Press
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Danielle Davis published an article titled, “Hear Me Out: A Different Perspective on Meta’s Fact-Checking Decision,” in Tech Policy Press. Davis argues that while ending…
March 2025 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Technology Policy)
Joint Center Quoted in African American Voice
Joint Center Senior Fellow and Former Vice President, Policy, Jessica Fulton was quoted in African American Voice on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in America. From the article:…
Journals of Blacks in Higher Education Highlighted Joint Center’s CCAMPIS Research Brief
The Journals of Blacks in Higher Education highlighted the Joint Center’s issue brief, Black Student Parents’ Access to Affordable Child Care Support at Community Colleges. The brief examines the availability…
Institutionalizing the Struggle for Black Political Representation: the Founding of the Joint Center for Political Studies
Black political representation in the United States has historically been viewed as a radical and, at times, threatening endeavor. This perception dates to Reconstruction (1865–1877) when Black men gained the…
