Joint Center Updates
Joint Center Economic State of Black Women Snapshot Featured in Black Enterprise
Joint Center Senior Researcher for Financial Regulation and Policy Cantrell Dumas released a new snapshot titled “Economic State of Black Women in the United States,” which was highlighted in Black…
Inside Black Policy: Government Diversity – March 2026
Inside Black Policy: Econ – March 2026
Joint Center State of the Dream Report Highlighted in National Urban League Op-Ed
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial authored an op-ed citing the Joint Center’s State of the Dream report, where we stated 2025 as a year of “regression and…
The Record We Kept: America’s Black Think Tank and the Campaigns That Changed American Politics
For more than five decades, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has served as America’s Black think tank. Founded in 1970, when the number of Black elected officials…
Joint Center February Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the February employment and unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – March 2026
2025 Annual Report
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2025 ANNUAL REPORT CLICK HERE TO FLIP THROUGH THE ANUUAL REPORT ONLINE Read our letter from Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, President, Joint Center for Political and Economic…
Joint Center Welcomes New Vice President of Research and Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2026 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is proud to announce the addition of Steve Hawkins as the Vice President of Research and Programs to the…
Joint Center Appeared on A Moment with Erik Fleming to Discuss the Current Political Climate
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined host Erik Fleming on the A Moment with Erik Fleming Podcast to discuss racial economic equity and current policy challenges. The episode explores ongoing…