Op-Eds
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…
Op-Ed: Trump’s Thanksgiving Analysis and the Challenge of American Affordability
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Joint Center President, and Dr. Charles L. Betsey, Professor Emeritus at Howard University, penned an op-ed titled “Trump’s Thanksgiving Analysis and the Challenge…
Op-Ed: Walmart, Trump, and Affordability
For Thanksgiving, Dr. Charles L. Betsey, Professor Emeritus at Howard University, penned an essay on Walmart’s Thanksgiving Meal Basket, a holiday staple for many families across the nation. Dr. Betsey…
Op-Ed: How Racial Gerrymandering is Hollowing Out the Black Electorate
Former Joint Center Policy Intern and University of California Student Jaidyn McKinnie penned an op-ed published in the Washington Informer titled “How Racial Gerrymandering is Hollowing Out the Black Electorate.”…