Data & Research
Recent U.S. House Compensation and Diversity Survey Shows African Americans and Latina/os are Underrepresented Among Senior Roles
African American personal office staff hasn’t significantly changed in two yearsThe House Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) recently released results from its study on diversity and compensation. The study…
Improving the Earned Income Tax Credit for Black Workers Without Children
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)-one of the few poverty reduction programs offered through the federal tax code-is also one of the most important poverty reduction programs in the United…
Building Back Better Requires Solutions Rooted in Economic Justice for Black Workers
By Alex Camardelle, Ph.D. and Molly Bashay Since this country’s inception, the human, civil, and economic rights of Black workers have been violated. A racist hiring market is and always…
Principles to Support Black Workers in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
This is an opportune moment to advance equity as Congress is set to reauthorize WIOA and vote on new workforce investments proposed in President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. The…
Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The 36-page report, Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South, details the potential for broadband to increase economic, educational, and health care opportunities in the Black Rural…
How Well Do Democratic Senators Who Represent Large Populations of Black Citizens Fare in Hiring Black Top Staff?
The overall number of staff of color in Democratic personal offices has increased by 3.4 percentage points from 2020, according to a recent survey released by the Senate Democratic Diversity…
Racial Diversity Among Senate Committee Top Staff
Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released Racial Diversity Among Senate Committee Top Staff. This report provides evidence regarding the lack of racial diversity among U.S. Senate…
Digging Deeper: 2021 Senate Democratic Caucus Diversity Numbers
On July 13, 2021, the Senate Democratic Caucus released an update of its demographic data on Democratic staff (find 2021 numbers here and 2020 numbers here). The analysis below ranks…
Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The Joint Center’s issue brief Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South highlights the challenges and solutions in expanding broadband in the Black Rural South (Southern rural counties with populations…
Biden Budget Would Make Key Workforce Investments For Black Communities
On May 28, 2021, President Biden proposed a $6 trillion budget that explicitly names racial equity as a priority. The president’s fiscal year 2022 budget proposal not only specifies structural…