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Biden Budget Increases Spending for Education and Poverty Reduction: April 9 Joint Center Roundup
…a 16% spending increase on domestic priorities like education and reducing poverty. President Biden has yet to nominate a replacement for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director position…
HBCU Funding, Child Tax Credit, Senate Top Staff Diversity & More: May 19 Joint Center Roundup
…and recovery efforts reach communities that have “long struggled to secure quality access to the legal system.” Timely and affordable access can keep individuals out of poverty, help unaccompanied children…
JOINT CENTER TO SENATE: Help Black Workers, Extend Expanded Earned Income Tax Credit in Build Back Better Act
…of America’s Black workers and lift millions out of poverty. In a new policy brief, the think tank illustrates both how the U.S. tax code fails childless Black workers and…
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY (MD)
…more than 21% of its population living below the poverty line. Bladensburg has a poverty level of 12%, while Colmar Manor and Edmonston have poverty levels of 2% and 9%…
Stimulus Pending, Black Women Appointed to White House Spots: Dec. 24 Joint Center Roundup
…on rent and 49 percent spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent. Poverty surges: Real-time poverty estimates track a sharp spike in recent months (to 11.7 percent)….
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed, Juneteenth Becomes Federal Holiday: June 17 Joint Center Roundup
…Employment Law Project finds. Poverty gap endures: Black people are 41 percent more likely than white Americans to be experiencing third-generation poverty, according to Brookings. Wealthy dodge taxes: The Center…
Joint Center Recommendations in Stimulus Package & Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: March 18 Joint Center Roundup
…broadband service and connected devices. The $100 billion in aid to families with dependent children, including temporary changes to the tax code could cut the poverty rate for Black children…
Provide Financial Support for Black Workers
…Blunt the Rise in Annual Poverty (Washington, DC: Urban Institute, July 2020), 13 (“The COVID-19 pandemic response policies reduced poverty for all racial and ethnic groups. For Black non-Hispanic people,…
June 23 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
…is a critical source of relief for people living in poverty, and that eliminating or reducing it might compel people to return to work regardless of safety concerns. The Federal…
Joint Center Congratulates Promise Zones Communities
…lingering effects of the economic downturn. Research suggests that place-based strategies such as the Promise Zones initiative will revitalize high-poverty communities by attracting private investment, expanding affordable housing, improving educational…