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 sole avenue for Black communities to receive Black political and economic freedom, but Black policy infrastructure.

From the essay: “Black political power and economic freedom require more than representation — they demand a strong infrastructure to turn that representation into meaningful change. From Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement to today, every major stride in Black political empowerment has relied on institutions that provide strategy, support, and resources. Black policy infrastructure ensures that our leaders are not just present in political spaces but effective in shaping policy that advances our communities.”

Click here to read the full op-ed. This piece was also published in Word in Black, URL Media, and the Dallas Weekly.