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Dr. Wilhelmina Leigh was a guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" on December 15 as part of a discussion about homeownership levels among people of color and how they have been affected by the mortgage crisis. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson was the speaker when the Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change met Sept. 23, 2009 [Photo gallery]. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Michael Copps addressed a luncheon sponsored by the Joint Center's Media and Technology Institute at the U.S. Capitol Sept. 22, 2009 [Photo gallery].
February 1 - 5, 2010 Senate likely to be less diverse after elections, The Washington Post, Yahoo! News, msnbc, CBS News, Minneapolis Start Tribune, Sun Sentinel, newsok.com Blacks Less Likely to Survive Cancer Than Whites in Large N.J. Study, Health Behavior News Service Understanding Healthcare Reform Legislation and Implications for Black Communities, ABFE News and Updates Roland Martin Show Jan 31 with Senior Research Associate Dr. Wilhelmina Leigh, tvoneblogs.com TheGrio's 100: Robert Bullard, Father of environmental justice inspires next generation, thegrio.com
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Click here for the Joint Center blog and to review up-to-date information on the Commission. Principles to Address Climate Change Legislation Joint Center's Climate Change Initiative Fact Sheet
Dr. Brian D. Smedley's essay "Addressing Racial and Ethnic Health and Health Care Inequities: The Imperative to Achieve Equity," was released November 17, 2009, when United Health Foundation revealed its 20th anniversary edition of America's Health Rankings. - HPI News
Joint Center Applauds New Report on Policy Options for Expanding Broadband Adoption MTI Vice President Nicol Turner-Lee is a contributor to the US Broadband Coalition report Expanding and Accelerating the Adoption & Use of Broadband Throughout the Economy. Joint Center's Media and Technology Institute sponsored events featuring FCC Chairman Genachowski and Commissioners Clyburn and Copps in September 2009.
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