The Root Highlighted the Joint Center’s 2026 State of the Dream Report

The Root highlighted the Joint Center’s 2026 State of the Dream report in an article on the state of Black employment, homeownership, and business ownership, noting that “Black America is already in a recession.”

From the article: “Instead of aggressive leadership in dismantling structures of racial inequality, we are witnessing regressive leadership that is slashing government employment and agencies designed to address predatory economic practices that disproportionately harm Black communities,” the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies said in a report, one they called both a warning and a call to action. “The systematic withdrawal of protections, investments, and accountability mechanisms that have historically assisted Black communities from economic shocks combined with a substantive increase in Black unemployment all point to 2025 as a regression and recession for African Americans.”

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