Joint Center Updates
Joint Center Featured in Public News Service on Black Unemployment
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott was quoted in a Public News Service article on the state of Black unemployment and workforce policy. The piece highlights Workforce Pell…
The 2026 State of the Dream Report Featured in The Root
The Joint Center’s 2026 State of the Dream report was covered by The Root. The article highlighted the stark unemployment rate for Black Americans and covered some of the signs…
Washington Informer Covered Joint Center State of the Dream Report
The Washington Informer covered the 2026 State of the Dream report, highlighting how the rising unemployment, federal job losses, weakened consumer protections, and policy shifts affecting technology, housing, and infrastructure…
Joint Center President Speaks at Press Conference Supporting Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad spoke at a press conference organized by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) on the steps of the Supreme Court in support of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa…
Joint Center Quoted in Word in Black on State of the Dream Report
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad was quoted in Word in Black on the negative impact the actions of the current administration have on Black Americans economic stability along with the…
Joint Center Releases State of the Dream 2026 Report on Black Economic Regression in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday
UPDATED FEBRUARY 24, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 19, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Joint Center Releases State of the Dream 2026 Report on Black Economic Regression in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday New report…
Op-Ed: Beyond Racism, Materialism and Militarism
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Joint Center president, authored another opinion essay highlighting the economic landscape of Black Americans and how the actions of the…
Op-Ed: AI Data Centers Are the New Environmental Burden Black Communities Didn’t Ask For
Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis, Esq. authored an op-ed published in Essence on the economic and environmental strain AI data centers pose to Black and lower-income communities. From…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – January 2026
Op-Ed: Dr. King’s Warnings Seem More Prescient Than Ever
In honor of the historic celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are again confronted with the reality of continued racial and economic inequality in our communities, the very…