Research
March 2013
Wilhelmina A. Leigh, Ph.D.
Melissa Wells
This presentation, given at the RAISE Florida Network 2013 First Quarter Regional Meeting, gives information on organizing meetings and talking points for successful asset-building discussions with state legislators.
March 2010
As it celebrates is 40th anniversary, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has set an ambitious agenda for the new Congress. With a former member of the CBC serving as the President of the United States and other members serving esteemed roles in Congress, the CBC is in a position to have extraordinary influence on key legislation during hte next two years.
March 2010
Lauren M. Ross
Wilhelmina A. Leigh, Ph.D.
Joint Center Senior Research Associate Dr. Wilhelmina Leigh and Research Intern Lauren Ross look at the subprime mortgage market collapse, its implications for African Americans and the corrective proposals of the two major candidates for President.
December 2009
The upcoming decennial census will have an enormous impact on political representation and allocation of government funding.
September 2009
It seems that the spring won't be much more favorable to the economy than the winter--while the April showers may have brought May flowers, according to recent job data, they also brought another 500,000 pink slips.
June 2009
The Honorable Harris Wofford
World War II brought a wave of unity America. Service became an expectation of all citizens--whether it was serving in the armed forces, volunteering at home, working overtime in war production or participating in the daily work of the American Red Cross.
April 2009
Retrospective studies have been largely reassuring that fathers play a vital role in the family unit structure.
Video
February 2013
Joint Center President and CEO Ralph B. Everett joins Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick and Elsie Scott of Howard University to welcome participants to Howard University's Fourth Annual African American Economic Summit on February 1, 2013.
February 2013
Joint Center policy scholar Dr. Wilhelmina Leigh joins a distinguished group of experts to discuss "Health, Housing, and Education: Core Needs of the Population" at Howard University's Fourth Annual African American Economic Summit on February 1, 2013.
News
September 2012
While advocates of voter identification laws say the goal is to prevent fraud at the polls, Rep. Elijah Cummings insists that what is really at work is voter suppression during a campaign that promises to be a tighter than ever race for the presidency.
“As many as one in four African-American voters, more than one in six Hispanic voters, and about one in ten eligible voters overall do...