Joint Center Updates
Joint Center Attended ABFE Annual Conference
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad participated in the opening plenary at ABFE’s Harambee 2025 Annual Conference. During the discussion, he explained how our work as America’s Black think tank was…
Joint Center Penned an Opinion Essay on Black Policy Infrastructure
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Intern LeRoi A. Barrett, University of California DC, penned an op-ed published in the Washington Informer which examines how Black representation is not the…
Joint Center Penned Opinion Essay on President Trump’s Recent Executive Orders
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and University of California DC interns Logan De La Torre and C’Kret Lindsey penned an opinion essay assessing President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders and…
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…
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…
March 2025 Newsletter: Joint Center Hosted Economic Convening, Published Two Reports, Released Final Hiring Campaign Updates, and More
Institutionalizing the Struggle for Black Political Representation: the Founding of the Joint Center for Political Studies
Black political representation in the United States has historically been viewed as a radical and, at times, threatening endeavor. This perception dates to Reconstruction (1865–1877) when Black men gained the…
2024 Annual Report
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT CLICK HERE TO FLIP THROUGH THE ANUUAL REPORT ONLINE Read our letter from Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, President, Joint Center for Political and Economic…
February 2025 Newsletter: Joint Center Welcomed New Board Members, Penned Op-ed for Black History Month, Celebrated Hiring of Black Top Staffers, and More
Joint Center President Participated in Hewlett Foundation Convening
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad participated in the Hewlett Foundation’s Culture, Race, and Equity team grantee convening. This convening focused on understanding New Mexico’s history and traditions. The event highlighted…