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Almost Two-Thirds of Top Staff Positions Are Filled & New Members Lag in Top Staff of Color
The Joint Center released the following press release giving an update on top staff diversity among new Members of Congress. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2021 Contact: press@jointcenter.org WASHINGTON…
Joint Center Commends U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) for Hiring Lauren Marshall as Legislative Director
Marshall is One of Only Three Black Senate Legislative Directors WASHINGTON — Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies commends U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) for promoting…
Joint Center Meets With FCC Commissioner Starks to Discuss a Plan for Sharing Critical Information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit
On January 8, Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison participated in a meeting with FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks to discuss a plan for sharing information on the Emergency…
Black Voters Flip Senate, Double Standard on Hill Police Response: Jan. 7 Joint Center Roundup
Due to last week’s holiday, the Joint Center is releasing an abbreviated roundup. We will resume our more robust roundup next week. Chaos on Capitol Hill, Black Voters Flip Senate…
Joint Center President Talks to Politico About Biden Tapping Geoffrey Starks for FCC Chair
Joint Center President Spencer Overton was quoted in Politico PRO‘s article on President-elect Joe Biden tapping Geoffrey Starks to chair the Federal Communications Commission. “Commissioner Starks is the strongest candidate…
Joint Center News: December 2020
Happy Holidays! This is our regular monthly newsletter, which reviews the Joint Center’s work over the past month. The Joint Center’s 50th Anniversary The Eddie Williams Future of Black Communities…
2020 Accomplishments
Click above to watch our 3-minute 2020 Highlights video, and click here to support our work. Joint Center Community: Framed by the pandemic and systemic inequality, 2020 was a difficult…
Stimulus Pending, Black Women Appointed to White House Spots: Dec. 24 Joint Center Roundup
Our Joint Center’s weekly roundup includes the latest updates key to Black communities on the Biden-Harris administration, COVID-19 policy, tech policy, economic policy, and Hill diversity. We’ll take a holiday…
Joint Center Launches Interactive Tool Showing Diversity of Top Staff of New Members of Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2020 Contact: press@jointcenter.org Joint Center Launches Interactive Tool Showing Diversity of Top Staff of New Members of Congress So Far, Newly-Elected House Members Hiring Fewer…
Dr. Dominique Harrison Joins Joint Center as Director of Technology Policy
The Joint Center is excited to announce Dr. Dominique Harrison has joined the team as Director of our Technology Policy program. Dr. Harrison will lead the Joint Center’s work on…