The Joint Center hosted its second National Economic Roundtable convening, bringing together leaders across research, policy, and practice to engage in meaningful discussion about the significance of the federal workforce, economic policy, the broader economy, and their impact on Black communities.
The conversation focused on emerging policy discussions around the current and future economic conditions of African Americans, with a focus on federal employment and wages.
During the convening, Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad provided opening remarks, and Dr. Valerie Wilson, director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy, Economic Policy Institute, presented on the history of the significance of federal employment for Black workers and a look into the reversion of federal employment policies today. Her presentation can be found here.
Attendees included:
- Algernon Austin – Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Andre Perry – Brookings Institution
- Angela Hanks – The Century Foundation
- Abigail Gondek – Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Felipe Juan – Howard University
- Gbenga Ajilore – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Gerald Daniels – Howard University
- James Crowder, Jr. – Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Jevay Grooms – Howard University
- Joserh Dean – National Community Reinvestment Coalition
- Kyle K Moore – Economic Policy Institute
- Kylie Patterson – Citi Bank
- LesLeigh Ford – Urban Institute
- Linda Loubert – Morgan State University
- Sylvia Cyrus – Association for the Study of African American Life and History
- Valerie Wilson – Economic Policy Institute
- Paul Thornell – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Board Chair
- Lillian Singh – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Board Member
- Cantrell Dumas – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Carlton Langford – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Dedrick Asante-Muhammad – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Monica Mitchell – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Opal Hawkins – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Sophia Kerby – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Steven Hawkins – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Kennedy Fortner – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Eric Morrissette – Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
See additional photos from the event below.
