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As the unemployment rate for Black workers in the U.S. reached a dangerous high, Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie spoke with New York Amsterdam News about her latest analysis of the unemployment data.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/4rrXaDW
Read it here: https://bit.ly/4rrXaDW
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
As the unemployment rate for Black workers in the U.S. reached a dangerous high, Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie spoke with New York Amsterdam News about her latest analysis of the unemployment data.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/4rrXaDW
Read it here: https://bit.ly/4rrXaDW
ICYMI: We released a report — State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession.
On the Tavis Smiley Radio Show, Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad unpacks what this report means. Listen to a clip below.
Full episode here: https://bit.ly/46lq2pm
On the Tavis Smiley Radio Show, Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad unpacks what this report means. Listen to a clip below.
Full episode here: https://bit.ly/46lq2pm
February 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
ICYMI: We released a report — State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession.
On the Tavis Smiley Radio Show, Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad unpacks what this report means. Listen to a clip below.
Full episode here: https://bit.ly/46lq2pm
On the Tavis Smiley Radio Show, Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad unpacks what this report means. Listen to a clip below.
Full episode here: https://bit.ly/46lq2pm
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie appeared on Roland Martin's Unfiltered Daily Digital Show to discuss the Joint Center's analysis of the 2025 employment and unemployment data.
Watch the segment here: https://bit.ly/4qYSi9y
Watch the segment here: https://bit.ly/4qYSi9y
February 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie appeared on Roland Martin's Unfiltered Daily Digital Show to discuss the Joint Center's analysis of the 2025 employment and unemployment data.
Watch the segment here: https://bit.ly/4qYSi9y
Watch the segment here: https://bit.ly/4qYSi9y
🚨 Now available: Inside Black Policy — Government Diversity
This edition examines Supreme Court cases, federal agency actions, and legal challenges that could impact economic governance, voting rights, workplace protections, and voter privacy for Black communities.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4rowl3v
This edition examines Supreme Court cases, federal agency actions, and legal challenges that could impact economic governance, voting rights, workplace protections, and voter privacy for Black communities.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4rowl3v
February 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
🚨 Now available: Inside Black Policy — Government Diversity
This edition examines Supreme Court cases, federal agency actions, and legal challenges that could impact economic governance, voting rights, workplace protections, and voter privacy for Black communities.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4rowl3v
This edition examines Supreme Court cases, federal agency actions, and legal challenges that could impact economic governance, voting rights, workplace protections, and voter privacy for Black communities.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4rowl3v
As we celebrate 100 years of #BlackHistoryMonth, we remain committed to honoring our history and fulfilling our mission.
Learn more about us and our work here: jointcenter.org
Learn more about us and our work here: jointcenter.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
As we celebrate 100 years of #BlackHistoryMonth, we remain committed to honoring our history and fulfilling our mission.
Learn more about us and our work here: jointcenter.org
Learn more about us and our work here: jointcenter.org
AI isn’t just digital.
It’s land. water. electricity.
And Black neighborhoods are paying the price.
Listen to Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis explain more on The Miseducation of Technology: https://jointcenter.org/tech-policy/#podcast
It’s land. water. electricity.
And Black neighborhoods are paying the price.
Listen to Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis explain more on The Miseducation of Technology: https://jointcenter.org/tech-policy/#podcast
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
AI isn’t just digital.
It’s land. water. electricity.
And Black neighborhoods are paying the price.
Listen to Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis explain more on The Miseducation of Technology: https://jointcenter.org/tech-policy/#podcast
It’s land. water. electricity.
And Black neighborhoods are paying the price.
Listen to Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis explain more on The Miseducation of Technology: https://jointcenter.org/tech-policy/#podcast
New coverage from Public News Service shares findings from the Joint Center’s State of the Dream 2026 report, examining Black unemployment, workforce policy changes, and mixed employment gains in states like North Carolina. Read more: https://bit.ly/4amUnGt
Report shows high Black unemployment, but some gains in NC
A new report on racial equality shows signs of a recession among Black Americans and changes to workforce policy threatening economic gains. The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies'
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January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
New coverage from Public News Service shares findings from the Joint Center’s State of the Dream 2026 report, examining Black unemployment, workforce policy changes, and mixed employment gains in states like North Carolina. Read more: https://bit.ly/4amUnGt
In 2025, Black workers experienced high unemployment rates.
See our full analysis of the 2025 unemployment data by Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie here: https://bit.ly/4q12tJp
See our full analysis of the 2025 unemployment data by Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie here: https://bit.ly/4q12tJp
January 28, 2026 at 9:17 PM
In 2025, Black workers experienced high unemployment rates.
See our full analysis of the 2025 unemployment data by Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie here: https://bit.ly/4q12tJp
See our full analysis of the 2025 unemployment data by Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie here: https://bit.ly/4q12tJp
Black unemployment reached 7.5 percent in 2025. If that were the unemployment rate for the country as a whole, it would be considered a recession.
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joins FAIR's podcast, CounterSpin, to explain the data.
Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4advTzj
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joins FAIR's podcast, CounterSpin, to explain the data.
Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4advTzj
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Black unemployment reached 7.5 percent in 2025. If that were the unemployment rate for the country as a whole, it would be considered a recession.
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joins FAIR's podcast, CounterSpin, to explain the data.
Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4advTzj
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joins FAIR's podcast, CounterSpin, to explain the data.
Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4advTzj
As Word in Black reports, our latest report shares that the "president’s policies have pushed the Black community into an economic downturn."
Read the coverage: https://wordinblack.com/2026/01/trumps-agenda-deepened-black-economic-pain/
Read the coverage: https://wordinblack.com/2026/01/trumps-agenda-deepened-black-economic-pain/
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
As Word in Black reports, our latest report shares that the "president’s policies have pushed the Black community into an economic downturn."
Read the coverage: https://wordinblack.com/2026/01/trumps-agenda-deepened-black-economic-pain/
Read the coverage: https://wordinblack.com/2026/01/trumps-agenda-deepened-black-economic-pain/
Congratulations to CBCF President & CEO Nicole Austin-Hillery and veteran political strategist and our former board member Donna Brazile for being honored at the National Action Network MLK Day Breakfast!
Joint Center Chief of Staff Monica Mitchell (middle) was in attendance.
Joint Center Chief of Staff Monica Mitchell (middle) was in attendance.
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Congratulations to CBCF President & CEO Nicole Austin-Hillery and veteran political strategist and our former board member Donna Brazile for being honored at the National Action Network MLK Day Breakfast!
Joint Center Chief of Staff Monica Mitchell (middle) was in attendance.
Joint Center Chief of Staff Monica Mitchell (middle) was in attendance.
🗣️ AI data centers are the new environmental burden Black communities didn’t ask for.
For Essence, Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis explains how Black communities are questioning the environmental, economic, and energy costs of AI’s rapid expansion.
Read here: https://bit.ly/49N1qqu
For Essence, Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis explains how Black communities are questioning the environmental, economic, and energy costs of AI’s rapid expansion.
Read here: https://bit.ly/49N1qqu
January 21, 2026 at 7:04 PM
🗣️ AI data centers are the new environmental burden Black communities didn’t ask for.
For Essence, Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis explains how Black communities are questioning the environmental, economic, and energy costs of AI’s rapid expansion.
Read here: https://bit.ly/49N1qqu
For Essence, Joint Center Tech Policy Director Danielle Davis explains how Black communities are questioning the environmental, economic, and energy costs of AI’s rapid expansion.
Read here: https://bit.ly/49N1qqu
This morning, Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social and many more on the steps of the Supreme Court in support of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook.
Watch his remarks below.
Watch his remarks below.
January 21, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This morning, Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social and many more on the steps of the Supreme Court in support of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook.
Watch his remarks below.
Watch his remarks below.
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned that when machines, profit, and property rights matter more than people, racism, materialism, and militarism win. Joint Center President explains how those words still ring true today.
Read the full essay: https://bit.ly/45mp4ZB
Read the full essay: https://bit.ly/45mp4ZB
January 20, 2026 at 10:04 PM
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned that when machines, profit, and property rights matter more than people, racism, materialism, and militarism win. Joint Center President explains how those words still ring true today.
Read the full essay: https://bit.ly/45mp4ZB
Read the full essay: https://bit.ly/45mp4ZB
📣 It’s here — the State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession report is now live! Published in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the report examines economic conditions facing Black communities.
📘 Read the report: jointcenter.org/state-of-the...
#MLKDay
📘 Read the report: jointcenter.org/state-of-the...
#MLKDay
State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession - Joint Center
State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession is the product of a collaborative effort drawing on the expertise of Joint Center staff, fellows, and…
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January 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
📣 It’s here — the State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession report is now live! Published in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the report examines economic conditions facing Black communities.
📘 Read the report: jointcenter.org/state-of-the...
#MLKDay
📘 Read the report: jointcenter.org/state-of-the...
#MLKDay
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered “Equality Now: The President Has the Power” saying, "We must face the tragic fact that the federal government is the nation’s highest investor in segregation." Look out for our future report, State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession.
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered “Equality Now: The President Has the Power” saying, "We must face the tragic fact that the federal government is the nation’s highest investor in segregation." Look out for our future report, State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession.
In 1968, Look Magazine posthumously published Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Showdown for Nonviolence." And his words on unemployment in Black communities still ring true today. See the quote below.
We'll share a quote from Dr. King to lead into this week's release of our report.
We'll share a quote from Dr. King to lead into this week's release of our report.
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
In 1968, Look Magazine posthumously published Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Showdown for Nonviolence." And his words on unemployment in Black communities still ring true today. See the quote below.
We'll share a quote from Dr. King to lead into this week's release of our report.
We'll share a quote from Dr. King to lead into this week's release of our report.
Nearly 60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered “The Minister to the Valley." See the full quote below.
We'll be sharing a quote from Dr. King to lead up to next week's release of our report, State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession.
#MLK #MLKDay
We'll be sharing a quote from Dr. King to lead up to next week's release of our report, State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession.
#MLK #MLKDay
January 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Today, the Joint Center honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on what would have been his 97th birthday.
Starting today, we'll also be sharing a quote from Dr. King to lead up to next week's release of our report, State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession.
#MLK #MLKDay
Starting today, we'll also be sharing a quote from Dr. King to lead up to next week's release of our report, State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession.
#MLK #MLKDay
January 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The Joint Center team is excited to welcome Cantrell Dumas as our new senior researcher of financial regulation and policy! His work will focus on retirement security and intergenerational economic stability among older Black Americans.
Learn more about him here: https://bit.ly/45Txdot
Learn more about him here: https://bit.ly/45Txdot
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The Joint Center team is excited to welcome Cantrell Dumas as our new senior researcher of financial regulation and policy! His work will focus on retirement security and intergenerational economic stability among older Black Americans.
Learn more about him here: https://bit.ly/45Txdot
Learn more about him here: https://bit.ly/45Txdot
🚨 From November to December, the unemployment rate for Black workers decreased to 7.5 percent, the highest among all racial groups.
See our full analysis of the latest #JobsReport here: https://jointcenter.org/december-2025-jobs-day-analysis/
See our full analysis of the latest #JobsReport here: https://jointcenter.org/december-2025-jobs-day-analysis/
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
🚨 From November to December, the unemployment rate for Black workers decreased to 7.5 percent, the highest among all racial groups.
See our full analysis of the latest #JobsReport here: https://jointcenter.org/december-2025-jobs-day-analysis/
See our full analysis of the latest #JobsReport here: https://jointcenter.org/december-2025-jobs-day-analysis/
For #JobsDay, the Joint Center analyzes the employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showcases what the numbers mean for Black workers. Our Dec. Jobs Day analysis by Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst, Workforce Policy Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie, is below. 🧵 #JobsReport
January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
For #JobsDay, the Joint Center analyzes the employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showcases what the numbers mean for Black workers. Our Dec. Jobs Day analysis by Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst, Workforce Policy Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie, is below. 🧵 #JobsReport
Black workers and learners deserve access to high-quality certificates, apprenticeships, and industry-recognized credentials that lead to good jobs. The new issue brief shows the path forward. https://bit.ly/48TZyff
Five Principles to Support Black Workers and Learners in Pathways to Non-Degree Credentials - Joint Center
By Justin Nalley, Kayla Elliott, Ph.D., and Gabrielle Smith Finnie, Ph.D. The Joint Center's issue brief, “Five Principles to Support Black Workers and Learners in Pathways to Non-Degree Credentials,”...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Black workers and learners deserve access to high-quality certificates, apprenticeships, and industry-recognized credentials that lead to good jobs. The new issue brief shows the path forward. https://bit.ly/48TZyff
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Non-degree credentials can be engines of economic mobility when designed with equity in mind. The new Joint Center brief outlines five principles to ensure Black workers benefit from opportunities in emerging industries.
Full brief: https://bit.ly/48TZyff
Full brief: https://bit.ly/48TZyff
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Non-degree credentials can be engines of economic mobility when designed with equity in mind. The new Joint Center brief outlines five principles to ensure Black workers benefit from opportunities in emerging industries.
Full brief: https://bit.ly/48TZyff
Full brief: https://bit.ly/48TZyff