Browse Publications: Political Participation
AARP and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies conducted a survey in South Carolina among 700 African-American likely voters in April of 2007. The purpose of the survey was to understand the top domestic concerns African-Americans in South Carolina want to see addressed by candidates for the respective Democratic and Republican political party nominations.
Small Black Churches and the Faith-Based Initiative
This issue brief examines small black churches' participation in the Bush administration's Faith-Based and Community Initiative (FBCI). This analysis includes the extent to which these churches have the capacity to conform to the federal regulations governing the program, their attitudes toward the FBCI, and the nature of their experiences in attempting to seek such funds.
Black Churches and the Faith-Based Initiative: What They Need to Know and What They Know
This issue brief is based on a Joint Center national survey of 750 black churches conducted between November 11, 2005 and January 24, 2006. The study was conducted to ascertain how black ministers view the Bush administration's Faith-Based and Community Initiative (FBCI). This issue brief focuses on how much information black ministers have about the FBCI, and whether the efforts of the White House Office of the FBCI and others have been effective in informing black ministers about the program. This information is important to black ministers with social ministries, organizations and individuals who have an interest in promoting those ministries, as well as those interested in promoting the efforts of the FBCI.