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News 2022
Executive Briefs: Voter Suppression
07/13/2022 - Voter suppression has haunted our polity since the ratification of the 15th Amendment in 1870. It is obvious why this is a matter of public policy, a great deal of which is made within the halls of state legislatures and the United States Congress. Read the CAAmPP Executive Brief regarding voter supression - pdf.
Executive Briefs: A Treatise on Policing
07/07/2022 - We have been given so many reasons why police reform is a lost cause, at least in the short run. However, the killings of African Americans at the hands of the police sometimes, back-to-back-to-back, have not abated, keeping alive the age-long debate about the uneasy relationship between the police and communities of color. Read more about the Treatise on Policing here.
Executive Briefs: Before 1776, There Was 1619
03/18/2022 - History, we have been told, is supposed to inform us of the past in order to help us predict the future. Thus, the logic goes: if we fail to learn from history, we risk repeating the mistakes of the past. Hence, by default, how and what we learn from history, is central to the formulation of public policy given that one of the primary responsibilities of policymakers is to make sure we do not repeat the mistakes of the past. Read the brief: Before 1776, There was 1619 - pdf.
Executive Briefs: Reintroducing CAAmPP
03/18/2022 - Some of you already know us and have been following our work, while others are learning about us for the first time. Whichever group you find yourself, on behalf of the Center for African American Public Policy (CAAmPP), we thank you for your patronage. Read the brief about CAAmPP - pdf.
- History, we have been told, is supposed to inform us of the past in order to help us predict the future. Thus, the logic goes: if we fail to learn from history, we risk repeating the mistakes of the past. Hence, by default, how and what we learn from history, is central to the formulation of public policy given that one of the primary responsibilities of policymakers is to make sure we do not repeat the mistakes of the past.
News 2021
Childcare and Early Education in Virginia
11/01/2021 - Virginia's current early childhood education and childcare statues are limited to ensuring compliance with safety regulations and do not support the development of affordable, high-quality childcare preschool programs across the state. Read the full white paper here.
USAA funds CAAmPP Research Scholars Program
11/01/2021 - Through a charitable grant funded by the United Services Automobile Associations' (USAA) Racial Equity Initiative, research will be collected to provide a fuller understanding of how findings can become Public Policy.
- Norfolk State's Center for African American Public Policy (CAAmPP) will host a year-long mentorship and research project funded by a charitable grant from the United Services Automobile Assoication's (USAA) Racial Equity Initiative that focuses on issues affecting or involving African American communities. The completed research will collectively provide a fuller understanding of how research can become Public Policy.
- Lead by a four-person faculty co-hort, twenty (20) students consisiting of sixteen (16) junior and senior undergraduates and four (4) graduate students, will work closely together utilizing a team-based and research focused model for the project.
Workforce Development for Offshore Wind
10/29/2021 - The Greater Hampton Roads region can be a powerful source of workforce recruitment because of the varying options based on education, workforce experience and age.
- This report includes an assessment of the demographics of the Greater Hampton Roads specifically as it relates to African Americans and the environmental burdens of urban life that includes neighborhoods marked by heavy industrial uses and vehicular and air travel. Read the full presentation - ppt.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies releases report
10/29/2021 - The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released “Racial Diversity Among Top Staff in Senate Personal Offices”. This report provides evidence regarding the lack of racial diversity among U.S. Senate personal office top staff positions. These positions are defined as all chiefs of staff, legislative directors, and communications directors in the Washington, D.C. personal offices of U.S. Senators. Click here to read the report.