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The 2026 State of the Dream Report Featured in The Root
The Joint Center’s 2026 State of the Dream report was covered by The Root. The article highlighted the stark unemployment rate for Black Americans and covered some of the signs…
Washington Informer Covered Joint Center State of the Dream Report
The Washington Informer covered the 2026 State of the Dream report, highlighting how the rising unemployment, federal job losses, weakened consumer protections, and policy shifts affecting technology, housing, and infrastructure…
Joint Center Quoted in Word in Black on State of the Dream Report
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad was quoted in Word in Black on the negative impact the actions of the current administration have on Black Americans economic stability along with the…
Joint Center Featured in Public News Service Article on Non-Degree Credentials
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott was quoted in a Public News Service article on non-degree credential programs and how they can serve as a pathway for workers…
Joint Center Quoted in ‘Here’s The Deal with KG’ on Increased Black Women Unemployment
Joint Center Workforce Policy Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie spoke with reporter Kirstin Garriss for her Substack newsletter, Here’s The Deal with KG, about the increasing unemployment rate…
Forbes Highlights Joint Center Broadband in Rural South Research
Forbes highlighted the Joint Center’s Broadband in the Black Rural South report in an article examining how the digital divide continues to reinforce internet inequality across the United States. Drawing…
Joint Center Appeared on Evening WURD Podcast
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott appeared on the Evening WURD podcast with host Dr. James Patterson to discuss the U.S. Department of Education, CTE programs supporting Black…
Joint Center Quoted in URL Media on Black Women’s Unemployment
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie was quoted in URL Media for an article focused on the rising unemployment rate among Black women and providing actionable solutions…
POLITICO Playbook PM Highlighted Joint Center Louis E. Martin Award Ceremony
POLITICO Playbook PM highlighted the Joint Center’s 2025 Louis E. Martin Great American Award Ceremony honoring Maryland Governor Wes Moore in its OUT AND ABOUT segment of the newsletter. From…
Washington Informer Covered Joint Center’s Louis E. Martin Great American Award Ceremony
The Washington Informer covered the Joint Center’s 2025 Louis E. Martin Great American Award ceremony honoring Maryland Governor Wes Moore. From the article: “The Joint Center for Political and Economic…