Tech Policy
The Joint Center’s Tech Policy Program analyzes how data privacy, AI, and other tech policy issues affect Black communities. See below for research, analysis, and activities related to tech policy.
Inside Black Policy: Tech – March 2026
Joint Center Penned an Essay in Tech Policy Press on Carter G. Woodson
Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis Esq. penned an essay in Tech Policy Press for Black History Month on Carter G. Woodson, the creator of Negro History Week, the…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – February 2026
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…
State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession
State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession is the product of a collaborative effort drawing on the expertise of Joint Center staff, fellows, and…
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
Inside Black Policy: Tech – December 2025
Forbes Highlights Joint Center Broadband in Rural South Research
Forbes highlighted the Joint Center’s Broadband in the Black Rural South report in an article examining how the digital divide continues to reinforce internet inequality across the United States. Drawing…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – November 2025