Articles by Joint Center
Joint Center Outlines Key Principles for Supporting Black Workers in New Issue Brief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2021 Press Contact: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org, 202-789-3500 press@jointcenter.org Research and analysis includes five policy recommendations for lawmakers preparing for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization WASHINGTON…
Joint Center Report Highlights Deep Inequity in Broadband Access Across the Black Rural South
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Press Contact: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org, 202-789-3500 press@jointcenter.org Report offers roadmap for tapping landmark broadband infrastructure investments to expand broadband access and affordability in Black communities…
Joint Center Joins Next Frontier Conference & Expo Panel ‘Achieving Parity for Black America by 2030’
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined the Next Frontier Conference & Expo discussion on “Achieving Parity for Black America by 2030.” The conference focused on next frontier industries and how…
Joint Center Appears on Brookings’ TechTank Podcast
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison appeared on Brookings’ TechTank podcast with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee to discuss “how online behavioral advertising can perpetuate racial discrimination and what…
Joint Center Welcomes New Vice Presidents of Communications and Operations and Finance
Roles strengthen the organization to be the nation’s top resource of credible data, analysis, and policy solutions in service of Black communities Oct. 1, 2021, Washington, D.C. – The Joint Center for…
Federal Agencies Announce Steps for Voting Engagement, Budget Reconciliation Package Negotiations & More: Sept. 30 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Federal government agencies announce new steps for voter engagement in response to President Biden’s executive order: The White House announced that more than a dozen federal government agencies are sharing…
Our September 2021 Work: New VPs, Engaging with the FCC on the Digital Divide & More
This is the Joint Center’s regular monthly newsletter, which reviews the Joint Center’s work over the past month. The Joint Center’s New Vice Presidents of Communications and Finance and Operations…
Joint Center Joins AARP Panel on the Future of Work for People Over 50
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle joined AARP’s virtual event entitled “The Future of Work for the 50+” to discuss how “work has changed and evolved with new…
Joint Center Joins Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and Congressman Bryan Steil to Discuss the Future of Work in Rural America
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle joined Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI) to discuss the future of work in rural America. Other participants…
Joint Center Joins Economic Policy Institute Panel on Growing the Economy Through Antiracist Policy
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle joined this year’s EARNConversations 2021, a series of conversations hosted by Economic Policy Institute’s Economic Analysis & Research Network. On the panel, entitled “Economic Recovery & Worker…
