Joint Center Updates
Op-Ed: The Head of Household Illusion: The Tax Break That Skips the Mothers It Was Built For
Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law at Vanderbilt University and Dr. LaToya B. Parker, Senior Researcher for the Tax and Wealth Policy Program at the Joint Center, penned an opinion…
Joint Center June Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Researcher, Financial Regulation and Policy, Cantrell Dumas was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the Joint Center’s June employment and unemployment analysis pulling data from…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – July 2026
Now Hiring: Events and Office Operations Manager
Job Title: Events and Office Operations Manager Reports To: Chief of Staff Location: Washington, DC ABOUT THE JOINT CENTER The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, America’s Black think tank,…
Joint Center Quoted in The New York Times in Article on High Black Unemployment
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad was quoted in The New York Times in an article discussing Black Americans’ extremely high unemployment rates during President Donald Trump’s terms. From the article:…
Joint Center May Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Researcher, Financial Regulation and Policy, Cantrell Dumas was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the Joint Center’s May employment and unemployment analysis pulling data from…
Inside Black Policy: Joint Center — June 2026
Joint Center State of the Dream Report highlighted in Forbes
The Joint Center’s 2026 State of the Dream report was highlighted in Forbes in an article examining inflation-driven rising costs from gas to groceries and the disproportionate burden it is…
The Philadelphia Tribune Features Joint Center Senate Committee Staff Diversity Report
The Philadelphia Tribune features the Joint Center’s “Unrepresented: Black and Latino Leadership Among Senate Committee Top Staff” report. From the article: “The staff who lead Senate committee offices help shape…
Inside Black Policy: Government Diversity – June 2026