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Climate Change: A Civil Rights Issue for Blacks

Climate change is more than an environmental issue. It is a human rights and economic justice issue. Why? Because though climate change impacts...
Politico: Caucuses address racial disparities

After years of falling short, Del. Donna Christensen (D-Virgin Islands) and the House's three minority caucuses finally...

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The Deep South and Medicaid Expansion: The View From Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina
David A. Bositis, Ph.D.

May 2013

Retirement Confidence in the Education Sector: Comparisons by Race
Wilhelmina A. Leigh, Ph.D.

April 2013

Further to Go: Job Creation in African American Communities

Michael R. Wenger

Ying Li, Ph.D.

April 2013

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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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