Research and Data
Charting a Path to Increased Federal Accountability Through WIOA Reauthorization
By Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie and Dr. Kayla C. Elliott Our nation’s federal accountability laws for workforce training providers and higher education institutions fail to create accountability for Black workers’…
The Best Black Economy in Generations – And Why It Isn’t Enough
By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Algernon Austin Black Americans are experiencing the most positive economic conditions in generations: Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, along with record high income…
Digging Deeper: 2024 Senate Democratic Caucus Diversity Numbers
By Dr. LaShonda Brenson and Kimberly Victor On July 31, 2024, the Senate Democratic Caucus released an update of its demographic data on Democratic staff (find 2024 numbers here and…
Four Strategies the Good Jobs Challenge Can Implement to Increase Black Employment
Passed in March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocated $500 million to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau within the Department of Commerce, to establish the…