Decades of systemic discrimination have shut Black workers out of skilled trades, so targeted policies and bold investments are needed to repair this harm. Read the Joint Center’s new brief on how we can move forward: jointcenter.org/shifting-the-n… #CenterBlackWorkers

📢 Big updates from the Joint Center: ➡️ Senate Democratic staff diversity rankings ➡️ Analysis on SNAP & Medicaid cuts’ major impact on Black households ➡️ Our new Tax Advisory Committee ➡️ Welcoming new fellows & interns Full newsletter ⬇️ jointcenter.org/inside-black-p…

Joint Center President D. Asante-Muhammad appeared on @TavisSmiley's podcast to discuss how President Trump’s federal budget will be a disaster for Black workers and why Black workers don’t have the privilege to wait for a new Congress or president to gain economic justice. Listen to a

Budgets reflect values. When dollars for racial equity vanish, so do opportunities for Black communities to thrive. For #NationalBlackBusinessMonth, the Joint Center and English Hudson Consulting are calling for a shift: from scarcity to strategy, from broken systems to

In The Conversation U.S., Law Scholar Beverly Moran, who's also a Joint Center Tax Policy Advisory Committee member, explains how the "#OneBigBeautifulBill" will deepen the racial wealth gap. Read it here: theconversation.com/how-the-big-be…

A “woke-free” AI plan is not neutral — it is a blueprint for perpetuating the inequities the US has long struggled to overcome, writes Danielle Adrianna Davis, director of technology policy at the Joint Center. Read it on Tech Policy Press here: techpolicy.press/the-false-neut…

Join the Joint Center and AEO in Martha's Vineyard next week for a conversation on the current state of small business, the pressing challenges confronting entrepreneurs, and forward-thinking solutions to advance inclusive economic opportunity. RSVP here:

ICYMI: Our Communications Associate Kennedy Fortner attended the #NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 Convention and Career Fair last week! We're grateful she was able to connect with media and communications professionals. 🙌🏽 #NABJ25

From broadband to AI, this month’s Inside Black Policy: Tech is packed with updates Black communities need to know: 📌 AI deregulation 📌 TikTok’s looming ban 📌 CMSGov’s digital health initiative 📌Broadband reform 📌Court ruling on FTC independence Plus: op-ed +

🎧 Listen to the first episode of The Miseducation of Technology Podcast! Host Danielle Adrianna Davis explores how AI, social media, and internet infrastructure aren’t just flawed — they’re built on historical inequities that continue to shape opportunity, visibility, and access. Start

Joint Center President D. Asante-Muhammad was on Martha's Vineyard this week! Also spotted: ➡️ Joint Center Board Member Carla Thompson Payton ➡️ Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Minority Leader of the U.S House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) ➡️ Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and

ICYMI: The Joint Center and @AEOWorks hosted a timely and impactful dialogue on the current state of small business, the pressing challenges confronting entrepreneurs, and forward-thinking solutions to advance inclusive economic opportunity. #MarthasVineyard #BlackBusinesses