Joint Center Updates
Joint Center Newsletter Highlighted in The Washington Informer
The Washington Informer highlighted the Joint Center’s Government Diversity newsletter. The article focuses on The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ Voting Record, highlighting how the 119th Congress has…
Inside Black Policy: Government Diversity – October 2026
Joint Center Appeared on The Community Affairs Report to Discuss the Employment Rates
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined Your Radio Love Asia on MAJIC 102.3’s Community Affairs Report. The discussion examined findings from The State of the Black Labor Market report, highlighting why…
Joint Center Appeared on KYS In The Community to Discuss Economic Inequality
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined DJ Flava Show on 93.9 WKYS’ KYS in the Community to discuss economic inequality, employment challenges, education, and the policies shaping opportunities for Black…
Joint Center Quoted in The New York Times in Article on Black Unemployment
The New York Times quoted Joint Center Senior Researcher Cantrell Dumas in an article discussing rising unemployment rates among Black workers. From the article: “Some labor market experts remain hopeful.…
Inside Black Policy: Econ – October 2026
Joint Center Senior Researcher Talks Black Retirement on WURD Radio’s Evening WURD Podcast
Joint Center Senior Researcher Cantrell Dumas joined Dr. James Peterson on WURD Radio’s Evening WURD podcast to discuss his recent analysis entitled “Opening A Retirement Account is Not Enough to…
Joint Center Appeared on WURD’s Evening WURD Podcast to Discuss Retirement
Joint Center Senior Researcher Cantrell Dumas appeared on WURD’s Evening WURD podcast with host Dr. James Peterson to discuss his brief, “Opening a Retirement Account Is Not Enough to Close…
Joint Center Releases Statement Strongly Opposing Trump’s Committee of Inquiry into Federal Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa Cook
WASHINGTON D.C. — In response to President Donald Trump’s committee of inquiry into Federal Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa Cook, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies issued the following…
New York Amsterdam News Quoted Joint Center in Article on Unemployment
Joint Center Workforce Policy Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News in an article on the Joint Center’s September Jobs Day Analysis…