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Former and current Capitol Hill staffers, administration members, and diversity advocates took part in a Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies discussion on racial diversity among …

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) and FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks (D) talked about expanding broadband in rural African American communities, hosted by the Joint Center for Polit…

Sheryll Cashin talked about her book, Place, Not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America, in which she argues that affirmative action policies in education do little to help the disadva…

One day after the 2012 presidential election, David Bositis talked about the impact of the African-American vote during the 2012 election and examined what the outcome of the election could …

Participants spoke about a recent survey of African-American voters on their attitudes and leanings in the 2010 midterm elections, as well as the likely impact of the black vote in various r…

Panelists analyzed the 2008 presidential election results, focusing on issues of concern to the African American community. Among the topics they addressed were race relations and whether Ba…

Ralph Everett, Nancy Leamond, and David Bositis talked about a poll released by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies that studied the issues that are highly relevant for Afric…

Mr. Bositis talked about issues likely to interest the black community, voter participation and turn out, potential impact of the black vote on 2006 midterm elections, and the success of bla…

Former President Bill Clinton accepted the Louis E. Martin Great American Award and gave the keynote speech at the annual dinner of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. In hi…

Mr. Bositis talked about an opinion poll which compared African-American opinion to that of the general population. Among the issues he addressed were views on the economy, potential militar…

Researchers spoke about the results of two polls, one on opinions of African-Americans, the other on how the African-American community would fare under the Bush or Gore economic plans. The …

The Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies held a 30th anniversary dinner where New York State Comptroller, Carl McCall, delivered the keynote address on the relationship between the …

The panelists talked about issues that are of importance to African Americans in the 2000 elections. Specifically they talked about crime, unemployment and education reform. After their rema…

Members from the Joint Center for Political Economic Studies held a news conference to talk about race relations. The results of an opinion poll on race relations were released and participa…

Panelists discussed the relationship between historic discrimination within the armed forces and the declining desire among African-American men to serve in the armed forces. Colonel Tom Bow…

Commerce Secretary Ron Brown spoke to the National Policy Institute about domestic policy and African-American issues.

Representative Donald Payne,, Republican from New Jersey, and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, moderated a panel discussion on campaign strategies for 1996. The focus was on the di…

Vice President Al Gore spoke about issues affecting African-American communities, including education, the role of government and other topics.

The speakers discussed the role of the Congressional Black Caucus in the political process. Author David Bositis also discussed the themes of his book, The Congressional Black Caucus in the …