August 4 - September 4, 2008 In a More Diverse America, A Mostly White Convention, in The Washington Post GOP lacks diversity, says it pushes outreach, in CNN.com On the question of diversity, GOP can't break with convention, in NJ.com Outreach to black voters has failed, GOP admits, in The Dallas Morning News Steele urges patriotism, in The Baltimore Sun GOP blacks: Fewest at convention in 40 years, in The Seattle Times Black delegates scarce in St. Paul, in The Times-Picayune A shrinking black presence at GOP convention, in The LA Times and Minneapolis Star Tribune Beyond the Spin: No wonder blacks snub GOP, in The Philadelphia Inquirer Smaller presence for blacks bemoaned, in chron.com Area black Republicans lukewarm to Obama’s history-making nomination, in The Winston-Salem Chronicle Race and Gender at the Republican Convention, in poppolitics.com Joint Center comments on Barack Obama in Hudson Valley Press Online African-American candidates want their due from GOP in Chicago Sun-Times Black delegates are rare at GOP convention in The Courier-Journal Diversity eludes the Louisiana delegation in The News-Star Florida GOP Delegation Sends Few Black Delegates in TBO.com Hoosier delegates like Palin factor in IndyStar.com Presidential Campaigns Try to Garner African-American Voters in News Blaze Study: Sharp drop in black GOP delegates, in USA Today, RGJ.com, azcentral.com Black GOP Delegates See Their Numbers Fall, in The National Journal Black delegates say race set aside, in The Detroit News Dems ponder effect of racial bias, in The Times-Picayune A new generation of black delegates, in National Journal Some decisions have voters scratching their heads, in The Tennessean Will Democrats unite behind Barack Obama?, in FinalCall.com Prepare for complex election, in The Daily Advertiser Councilwoman goes to GOP convention, in The San Bernadino Sun, Contra Costa Times, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts Report: Drop in black GOP delegates, in UPI Top News and UPI NewsTrack 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 Fewer Black Delegates Going to GOP Convention, in Hudson Valley Press 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] |
