Op-Eds
Op-Ed: The Cost of War
Joint Center Senior Fellow Eric Morrissette authored a new op-ed titled The Cost of War which focuses on the war with Iran and the cost to Americans. The piece was…
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…
Op-Ed: Tariff Whiplash and a Rising Black Recession
In a new op-ed by Eric Morrissette, Senior Fellow and former Acting Under Secretary of Commerce under the Biden-Harris Administration, he examines how President Trump’s tariff plan has impacted Black-owned…
Op-Ed: The Slow Strangulation of Black Business Opportunity
In a timely new op-ed, Joint Center Senior Researcher Cantrell Dumas examines what is at stake if the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program is weakened or dismantled and…
Op-Ed: The Truth About Trump Accounts and Black Wealth
President Trump launched a new program for babies known as “Trump Accounts.” However, analysts warn that the program could actually widen the racial wealth gap, leaving Black children with very…
Op-Ed: One Woman’s Refusal
On Wednesday Jan. 21, 2026, the Supreme Court heard arguments to determine whether Federal Reserve Board Member Dr. Lisa Cook could remain in her position after the Trump Administration’s attempt to…
Op-Ed: Beyond Racism, Materialism and Militarism
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Joint Center president, authored another opinion essay highlighting the economic landscape of Black Americans and how the actions of the…
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…
Op-Ed: Dr. King’s Warnings Seem More Prescient Than Ever
In honor of the historic celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are again confronted with the reality of continued racial and economic inequality in our communities, the very…
Op-Ed: The Economy is Quivering this Thanksgiving
Ahead of this Thanksgiving holiday, Joint Center Senior Fellow Eric Morrissette penned an op-ed titled “The Economy is Quivering this Thanksgiving,” focused on the extreme burden many families are facing…