TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. and WSJ Columnist Jason Riley Discuss the Future of The Black Community

July 22, 2019

This was the concluding panel of the symposium “Prospects for Black America: The Moynihan Report Turns 50,” held at the National Press Club to mark the 50th anniversary of then-Assistant Labor Secretary Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s study on the causes of black poverty in America.

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