Joint Center Updates
American Urban Radio Networks Interviewed Joint Center President
American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent Eboni McMorris interviewed Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad on his vision in this new role and the work of the Joint Center, the…
Joint Center Applauds Senator Booker for Historic Senate Speech & Standing Up for Black Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Joint Center Applauds Senator Booker for Historic Senate Speech & Standing Up for Black Americans WASHINGTON — In response to…
April 2025 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Technology Policy)
Joint Center Tech Director Accepted into Harvard AI and the Law Program
Joint Center Technology Director Danielle Davis has been accepted into Harvard Law School Executive Education’s AI and the Law: Navigating the New Legal Landscape program. Developed in partnership with the Berkman Klein…
Joint Center Appeared at Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Equity and Inclusion Policy Partners Convening
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chief of Staff Monica Mitchell attended the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Equity and Inclusion Policy Partners Convening. They provided insights on how to maneuver…
Joint Center Joined Fair Budget Coalition’s Working Group
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Senior Researcher LaToya Parker attended the Fair Budget Coalition’s (FBC) working group organized by the National Urban League. The working group sought to create…
March 2025 Newsletter: Joint Center Hosted Economic Convening, Published Two Reports, Released Final Hiring Campaign Updates, and More
The Joint Center Files Comments to the White House in Response to Their Request for Information on the Development of an AI Action Plan
The Joint Center submitted comments to the White House in response to their Request for Information on the Development of an AI Action Plan. The reply comments note that “[a]s…
Joint Center Condemns Executive Order to Close the Department of Education, Citing Threat to Black Academic Advancement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Victoria Johnson, victoria. johnson@jointcenter.org Joint Center Condemns Executive Order to Close the Department of Education, Citing Threat to Black Academic…
The Washington Informer Highlighted Joint Center’s HEERF Report
The Washington Informer highlighted the Joint Center’s report, “Equity and Emergency: COVID-19 Relief Funding at Historically and Predominantly Black Community Colleges in the South,” which examines the $2.7 billion in Higher Education…