Joint Center Updates
Joint Center Research Highlighted in The New York Times
Joint Center’s 2026 State of the Dream report was cited in The New York Times regarding the Trump administration’s policies that continue to hurt Black communities and comparing his presidency…
Joint Center Featured in WTOP on the 2026 State of the Dream Report
Joint Center Chief of Staff Monica Mitchell and Joint Center Senior Fellow Eric Morrissette were featured in WTOP News to discuss the 2026 State of the Dream report, Black unemployment,…
Op-Ed: Tariff Whiplash and a Rising Black Recession
In a new op-ed by Eric Morrissette, Senior Fellow and former Acting Under Secretary of Commerce under the Biden-Harris Administration, he examines how President Trump’s tariff plan has impacted Black-owned…
Joint Center Appeared on Roland Martin Unfiltered to Discuss the State of Our Union
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined a group of experts on Roland Martin’s Unfiltered Daily Show to discuss the political and economic landscape Americans are facing in this current climate…
Op-Ed: The Slow Strangulation of Black Business Opportunity
In a timely new op-ed, Joint Center Senior Researcher Cantrell Dumas examines what is at stake if the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program is weakened or dismantled and…
Inside Black Policy: Joint Center — February 2026
Joint Center January 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 January employment and unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
Inside Black Policy: Government Diversity – February 2026
Joint Center Welcomes Five New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 19, 2026 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org WASHINGTON — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is proud to announce the addition of five new board members — Steve Benjamin, president and CEO…
Joint Center Jesse Jackson Statement Highlighted in the Associated Press
In memory of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr., a monumental figure in the American civil rights movement, a two-time presidential candidate, and a lifelong champion of justice, equality, and Black…