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Beyond The ‘State of the Union’: What Now For The Black Community?

Michael Strautmanis, deputy assistant to President Barack Obama, was ready to go home as was the other dozens of State of the Union watchers...
'Opportunity Gaps' for African-Americans Smallest in the U.S. South and West

By just about every measure, life is significantly better for African-Americans and Latinos in small and medium-sized cities and towns in the...
Racial Segregation Continues, and Even Intensifies

In a study released this week, two Manhattan Institute researchers heralded the “end of the segregated century.” Harvard professor...
By the Numbers: Census Paints a Picture of the Black Community

A year before the housing bubble burst and the economy nearly flat-lined, the National Urban League declared a housing state of emergency in...
How the GOP Is Resegregating the South

North Carolina State Senator Eric Mansfield was born in 1964, a year before the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which guaranteed the right to...

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Blacks and the 2012 Elections: A Preliminary Analysis
David A. Bositis, Ph.D.

December 2012

Place Matters for Health in the South Delta: Ensuring Opportunities for Good Health for All
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November 2012

Place Matters for Health in Baltimore: Ensuring Opportunities for Good Health for All
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

November 2012

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The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is a catalyst for groundbreaking research and critical policy analysis on topics of concern to all Americans, especially African Americans and other people of color. Founded in 1970 to encourage civic and political participation in the African American community, the Joint Center continues to support black leadership and other black policy makers by serving as a source of trusted information, innovations, and ideas on a broad range of issues. Through its scholarly research, distinctive analyses of issues, and convening of forums, the Joint Center helps guide the policy process toward practical solutions on America's most challenging issues - and toward a better future for all Americans.

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