August 4 - 28, 2008 A new generation of black delegates, in National Journal Blacks and the 2008 Democratic National Convention, in U.S. News Black delegates reflect on coming historic moment, in The Courier-Journal Once-unthinkable change in Democrats' hands tonight, in The Tennessean Prepare for complex election, in The Advertiser Joint Center names new Vice President to lead its Health Policy Institute, in Bizjournals, Columbus Business First, and Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Joint Center releases Blacks & the 2008 Democratic National Convention. [Full report] Voting and demographic data by states. [Read more] 2008 Election. The 2007 Joint Center National Survey of Likely Black Presidential Primary Voters.[Read more] 2006 Midterm Election. Analysis of the Nov. 7, 2006, balloting when the Democrats gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.[Read more] |
Joint Center's 2007 Annual Report
Highlights from the 2008 Joint Center Annual Dinner
In the Washington, DC viewing area, watch PBS rebroadcast on Howard University television station WHUT-TV, Wednesdays at 8 p.m., June 18-July 9. More about the Joint Center and Unnatural Causes Joint Center's Place Matters Initiative The PLACE MATTERS Initiative is conceived as the centerpiece of HPI's work. PLACE MATTERS is a national initiative, designed to improve the health outcomes of participating communities through a shared learning experience. Place Matters in Oakland, CA, 7/23-25/08 Sullivan Alliance Sullivan opposes plan to keep menthol in cigarettes. The Sullivan Alliance to Transform America's Health Professions held a webinar on May 15 about state efforts to increase diversity in those professions. Click here to access the program.
“Sounding the Alarm on Black Infant Mortality: College-educated Black Women Are Also At-Risk"[Read more] Two Black Elected Officials Moving to Higher Offices[Read more] Student leader reflects on presidential race in South Carolina [Read more] Orangeburg, S.C., professor takes stock of Palmetto state’s role in presidential politics. [Read more] Harvard Fellows Visit Health Policy Institute [Read more] Homeownership among blacks remains far lower than among whites: Subprime mortgage crisis worsens the picture [Read more] |
