Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
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America's Black think tank.
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The Joint Center was founded in 1970 to help newly elected Black officials, including Maynard Jackson, the first Black mayor of Atlanta. We were honored to have him speak at an annual dinner and continue to convene leaders like Mayor Jackson each year.
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Help support our work: jointcenter.org/donate
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Joint Center was founded in 1970 to help newly elected Black officials, including Maynard Jackson, the first Black mayor of Atlanta. We were honored to have him speak at an annual dinner and continue to convene leaders like Mayor Jackson each year.
Help support our work: jointcenter.org/donate
Help support our work: jointcenter.org/donate
In 1990, Colin Powell joined then-Joint Center President Eddie N. Williams at a reception honoring Black appointees. We continue to encourage diversity among staff across all branches of government.
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#JointCenter55
Help us reach our end-of-year giving goal of $55,000 at jointcenter.org/donate
#JointCenter55
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In 1990, Colin Powell joined then-Joint Center President Eddie N. Williams at a reception honoring Black appointees. We continue to encourage diversity among staff across all branches of government.
Help us reach our end-of-year giving goal of $55,000 at jointcenter.org/donate
#JointCenter55
Help us reach our end-of-year giving goal of $55,000 at jointcenter.org/donate
#JointCenter55
For 32 years, Eddie N. Williams led the Joint Center with a vision of excellence and influence. Under his leadership, we became the preeminent source for research and policy solutions advancing Black communities.
You can help ensure our legacy continues: jointcenter.org/donate
You can help ensure our legacy continues: jointcenter.org/donate
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
For 32 years, Eddie N. Williams led the Joint Center with a vision of excellence and influence. Under his leadership, we became the preeminent source for research and policy solutions advancing Black communities.
You can help ensure our legacy continues: jointcenter.org/donate
You can help ensure our legacy continues: jointcenter.org/donate
In 1983, the Joint Center released "A Policy Framework for Racial Justice." @nytimes.com reported that the research argued that "government-supported social policies were urgently needed to bring equity to people excluded from society's mainstream," especially among Black communities.
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
In 1983, the Joint Center released "A Policy Framework for Racial Justice." @nytimes.com reported that the research argued that "government-supported social policies were urgently needed to bring equity to people excluded from society's mainstream," especially among Black communities.
"...[W]e are all standing on the shoulders of giants and those who came before us."
Watch @govwesmoore.bsky.social's speech from the Joint Center's Louis E. Martin Great American Award ceremony: https://jointcenter.org/governor-wes-moore-receives-joint-center-louis-e-martin-great-american-award/
Watch @govwesmoore.bsky.social's speech from the Joint Center's Louis E. Martin Great American Award ceremony: https://jointcenter.org/governor-wes-moore-receives-joint-center-louis-e-martin-great-american-award/
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"...[W]e are all standing on the shoulders of giants and those who came before us."
Watch @govwesmoore.bsky.social's speech from the Joint Center's Louis E. Martin Great American Award ceremony: https://jointcenter.org/governor-wes-moore-receives-joint-center-louis-e-martin-great-american-award/
Watch @govwesmoore.bsky.social's speech from the Joint Center's Louis E. Martin Great American Award ceremony: https://jointcenter.org/governor-wes-moore-receives-joint-center-louis-e-martin-great-american-award/
The Joint Center’s first executive director was Frank Reeves, an attorney who played a crucial role in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education. His vision of data-driven advocacy and leadership endures through our work today.
Help us continue this work by donating at jointcenter.org/donate
Help us continue this work by donating at jointcenter.org/donate
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Joint Center’s first executive director was Frank Reeves, an attorney who played a crucial role in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education. His vision of data-driven advocacy and leadership endures through our work today.
Help us continue this work by donating at jointcenter.org/donate
Help us continue this work by donating at jointcenter.org/donate
How are Black women shaping the digital future? Join Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis at @ncnwhq.bsky.social's #EdTechQuitySummit to learn more.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
How are Black women shaping the digital future? Join Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis at @ncnwhq.bsky.social's #EdTechQuitySummit to learn more.
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In 1970, we collected and distributed information on the names and positions held by Black elected officials nationwide. Our research and analysis continue to help support Black leaders who shape policy.
To help support our work, donate here: jointcenter.org/donate
To help support our work, donate here: jointcenter.org/donate
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In 1970, we collected and distributed information on the names and positions held by Black elected officials nationwide. Our research and analysis continue to help support Black leaders who shape policy.
To help support our work, donate here: jointcenter.org/donate
To help support our work, donate here: jointcenter.org/donate
In 2015, @staceyabrams.com joined our roundtable on criminal justice, technology, financial services, and the energy workforce. Her dedication to an equitable democracy continues to reflect the Joint Center’s long-standing mission.
Help us continue our work: jointcenter.org/donate
Help us continue our work: jointcenter.org/donate
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In 2015, @staceyabrams.com joined our roundtable on criminal justice, technology, financial services, and the energy workforce. Her dedication to an equitable democracy continues to reflect the Joint Center’s long-standing mission.
Help us continue our work: jointcenter.org/donate
Help us continue our work: jointcenter.org/donate
After the 2000 election, our magazine, FOCUS, provided election results for Black candidates to congressional offices, analyzed the reauthorization of welfare reform, and more.
With a small donation for our 55th anniversary, you can help ensure our work continues: jointcenter.org/donate
With a small donation for our 55th anniversary, you can help ensure our work continues: jointcenter.org/donate
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
After the 2000 election, our magazine, FOCUS, provided election results for Black candidates to congressional offices, analyzed the reauthorization of welfare reform, and more.
With a small donation for our 55th anniversary, you can help ensure our work continues: jointcenter.org/donate
With a small donation for our 55th anniversary, you can help ensure our work continues: jointcenter.org/donate
In 1995, Maya Angelou served as a keynote speaker at the Joint Center’s 25th Anniversary dinner. We are grateful to have her as part of our legacy.
With a small donation for our 55th anniversary, you can help ensure our legacy continues for years to come: jointcenter.org/donate
#JointCenter55
With a small donation for our 55th anniversary, you can help ensure our legacy continues for years to come: jointcenter.org/donate
#JointCenter55
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In 1995, Maya Angelou served as a keynote speaker at the Joint Center’s 25th Anniversary dinner. We are grateful to have her as part of our legacy.
With a small donation for our 55th anniversary, you can help ensure our legacy continues for years to come: jointcenter.org/donate
#JointCenter55
With a small donation for our 55th anniversary, you can help ensure our legacy continues for years to come: jointcenter.org/donate
#JointCenter55
Starting today, we will share 55 photos to honor our 55th anniversary. For 55 years, the Joint Center has stood firm in centering Black communities, cultivating policy, progress, and influence.
With a small donation, you can help ensure our legacy endures for years to come: jointcenter.org/donate
With a small donation, you can help ensure our legacy endures for years to come: jointcenter.org/donate
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Starting today, we will share 55 photos to honor our 55th anniversary. For 55 years, the Joint Center has stood firm in centering Black communities, cultivating policy, progress, and influence.
With a small donation, you can help ensure our legacy endures for years to come: jointcenter.org/donate
With a small donation, you can help ensure our legacy endures for years to come: jointcenter.org/donate
The Joint Center mourns the passing of former Joint Center Vice President of International Affairs Carole Henderson Tyson, an unwavering educator, economic developer, and advocate who left a lasting impact on Black communities across the United States, Senegal, Lesotho, and Jamaica.
Our statement:
Our statement:
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Joint Center mourns the passing of former Joint Center Vice President of International Affairs Carole Henderson Tyson, an unwavering educator, economic developer, and advocate who left a lasting impact on Black communities across the United States, Senegal, Lesotho, and Jamaica.
Our statement:
Our statement:
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NEW: The Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund was one of the most effective and bipartisan vehicles for community investment in America.
Trump just eliminated its entire staff.
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Eric Morrissette of @jointcenter.bsky.social:
Trump just eliminated its entire staff.
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Eric Morrissette of @jointcenter.bsky.social:
A Cruel and Short-Sighted Attack on Low-Income Communities - OtherWords
The federal government has a powerful tool to spur investment in communities traditionally locked out of it. But Trump is dismantling it.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
NEW: The Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund was one of the most effective and bipartisan vehicles for community investment in America.
Trump just eliminated its entire staff.
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Eric Morrissette of @jointcenter.bsky.social:
Trump just eliminated its entire staff.
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Eric Morrissette of @jointcenter.bsky.social:
On Monday, join Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis as she moderates the conversation, "Chatbots and Childhood: Risks & Opportunities," at the Family Online Safety Institute Conference. #FOSI2025
Details here: https://fosi.org/event/fosi-annual-conference-2025/
Details here: https://fosi.org/event/fosi-annual-conference-2025/
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
On Monday, join Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis as she moderates the conversation, "Chatbots and Childhood: Risks & Opportunities," at the Family Online Safety Institute Conference. #FOSI2025
Details here: https://fosi.org/event/fosi-annual-conference-2025/
Details here: https://fosi.org/event/fosi-annual-conference-2025/
🚨 The government shutdown just surpassed the record for the longest one in history.
With nearly 19% of the federal workforce identifying as Black, we are deeply concerned about the ongoing federal government shutdown and its disproportionate impact on Black Americans.
Read our statement:
With nearly 19% of the federal workforce identifying as Black, we are deeply concerned about the ongoing federal government shutdown and its disproportionate impact on Black Americans.
Read our statement:
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🚨 The government shutdown just surpassed the record for the longest one in history.
With nearly 19% of the federal workforce identifying as Black, we are deeply concerned about the ongoing federal government shutdown and its disproportionate impact on Black Americans.
Read our statement:
With nearly 19% of the federal workforce identifying as Black, we are deeply concerned about the ongoing federal government shutdown and its disproportionate impact on Black Americans.
Read our statement:
Congratulations to Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis, who has been selected to be a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project on Technology in the Public Interest!
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Congratulations to Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis, who has been selected to be a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project on Technology in the Public Interest!
In an op-ed, the Joint Center's Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Eric Morrissette explain why the deliberate dismantling of the agency is both a moral failure and an economic crisis.
Read it here: https://www.washingtoninformer.com/minority-business-development-agency-dismantled/
Read it here: https://www.washingtoninformer.com/minority-business-development-agency-dismantled/
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In an op-ed, the Joint Center's Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Eric Morrissette explain why the deliberate dismantling of the agency is both a moral failure and an economic crisis.
Read it here: https://www.washingtoninformer.com/minority-business-development-agency-dismantled/
Read it here: https://www.washingtoninformer.com/minority-business-development-agency-dismantled/
Everyone needs internet access — but too many families still can’t afford to get online.
Joint Center’s Danielle Davis writes on how to modernize the Universal Service Fund for today’s digital economy: https://www.techpolicy.press/the-universal-service-fund-is-legal-now-make-it-legitimate/
Joint Center’s Danielle Davis writes on how to modernize the Universal Service Fund for today’s digital economy: https://www.techpolicy.press/the-universal-service-fund-is-legal-now-make-it-legitimate/
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Everyone needs internet access — but too many families still can’t afford to get online.
Joint Center’s Danielle Davis writes on how to modernize the Universal Service Fund for today’s digital economy: https://www.techpolicy.press/the-universal-service-fund-is-legal-now-make-it-legitimate/
Joint Center’s Danielle Davis writes on how to modernize the Universal Service Fund for today’s digital economy: https://www.techpolicy.press/the-universal-service-fund-is-legal-now-make-it-legitimate/
October at the Joint Center:
➡️ @govwesmoore.bsky.social honored with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award
➡️ Three op-eds on community investment, Black student parents, and the racial wealth divide
Read the newsletter: https://jointcenter.org/inside-black-policy-joint-center-october-2025
➡️ @govwesmoore.bsky.social honored with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award
➡️ Three op-eds on community investment, Black student parents, and the racial wealth divide
Read the newsletter: https://jointcenter.org/inside-black-policy-joint-center-october-2025
October 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
October at the Joint Center:
➡️ @govwesmoore.bsky.social honored with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award
➡️ Three op-eds on community investment, Black student parents, and the racial wealth divide
Read the newsletter: https://jointcenter.org/inside-black-policy-joint-center-october-2025
➡️ @govwesmoore.bsky.social honored with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award
➡️ Three op-eds on community investment, Black student parents, and the racial wealth divide
Read the newsletter: https://jointcenter.org/inside-black-policy-joint-center-october-2025
🚨 One decision just froze billions in community investment.
This Otherwords op-ed details how eliminating the CDFI Fund threatens small businesses and working families.
Learn more: https://otherwords.org/a-cruel-and-short-sighted-attack-on-low-income-communities/
This Otherwords op-ed details how eliminating the CDFI Fund threatens small businesses and working families.
Learn more: https://otherwords.org/a-cruel-and-short-sighted-attack-on-low-income-communities/
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🚨 One decision just froze billions in community investment.
This Otherwords op-ed details how eliminating the CDFI Fund threatens small businesses and working families.
Learn more: https://otherwords.org/a-cruel-and-short-sighted-attack-on-low-income-communities/
This Otherwords op-ed details how eliminating the CDFI Fund threatens small businesses and working families.
Learn more: https://otherwords.org/a-cruel-and-short-sighted-attack-on-low-income-communities/
ICYMI: Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and other leaders at the OwnCincy25 Housing Policy Symposium for "a day of learning, dialogue, and action." Learn more: https://owncincy.org/owncincy-housing-policy-symposium/
October 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
ICYMI: Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and other leaders at the OwnCincy25 Housing Policy Symposium for "a day of learning, dialogue, and action." Learn more: https://owncincy.org/owncincy-housing-policy-symposium/
ICYMI: We brought together staff and partners to honor @govwesmoore.bsky.social with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award. See our mention in @playbookdc.bsky.social: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2025/10/24/inflation-report-offers-relief-as-trump-faces-trade-cliff-00622019
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ICYMI: We brought together staff and partners to honor @govwesmoore.bsky.social with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award. See our mention in @playbookdc.bsky.social: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2025/10/24/inflation-report-offers-relief-as-trump-faces-trade-cliff-00622019
Today, the Joint Center celebrated Maryland Governor Wes Moore with its highest honor — the Louis E. Martin Great American Award.
Learn more here: https://jointcenter.org/joint-center-presented-governor-wes-moore-with-louis-e-martin-great-american-award/
Learn more here: https://jointcenter.org/joint-center-presented-governor-wes-moore-with-louis-e-martin-great-american-award/
October 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Today, the Joint Center celebrated Maryland Governor Wes Moore with its highest honor — the Louis E. Martin Great American Award.
Learn more here: https://jointcenter.org/joint-center-presented-governor-wes-moore-with-louis-e-martin-great-american-award/
Learn more here: https://jointcenter.org/joint-center-presented-governor-wes-moore-with-louis-e-martin-great-american-award/
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined Rev. Al Sharpton on Keepin' It Real to discuss Black unemployment, wealth inequality, business ownership, homeownership, and more. Watch here: https://jointcenter.org/joint-center-appeared-on-keepin-it-real-with-rev-al-sharpton/
Joint Center Appeared on Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton - Joint Center
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad appeared on Keepin' It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss the recently published New York Times article focused on Black unemployment, Black wealth in...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined Rev. Al Sharpton on Keepin' It Real to discuss Black unemployment, wealth inequality, business ownership, homeownership, and more. Watch here: https://jointcenter.org/joint-center-appeared-on-keepin-it-real-with-rev-al-sharpton/