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Joint Center Participates in Panel Session on COVID-19 Pandemic and Rural Economic Development at the Alabama Pro-Growth Policy Conference
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined the Alabama Pro-Growth Policy Conference, which convened thought-leaders and Alabama policymakers including Senator Doug Jones (D), Mayor Michael Tubbs (D), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D),…
Joint Center Signs Letter Urging Policymakers to Oppose the Online Content Policy Modernization Act
The Joint Center signed a letter, addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), urging them to oppose S.4632, the “Online Content Policy…
Joint Center News: September 2020
This is our regular monthly newsletter, which reviews the Joint Center’s work over the past month. Economic Studies Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined The Atlantic Festival for Equity, Inclusion, and a…
September 29 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
Congressional Black Caucus Introduces Sweeping Legislation for Black America View this post on Instagram A post shared by Congressional Black Caucus (@congressionalblackcaucus) on Sep 23, 2020 at 1:19pm…
Joint Center Particiates in NCNW Panel on Systemic Inequities, Police Violence, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined the panel Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community? to discuss systemic inequities, continued police violence, and the next steps for Black…
Joint Center President Discusses Systemic Inequality and the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Affect on Black Communities at the Black IDEA Summit
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined Kingdom Fellowship AME Church’s Black IDEA Summit to discuss how systemic inequality that has plagued Black communities throughout history, and have been exacerbated by…
September 23 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
McConnell’s Prioritization of Justice Ginsburg’s Replacement Over Coronavirus Relief Draws Criticism With the number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassing 200,000, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s focus on replacing Supreme…
Joint Center President Joins AARP’s Panel on ‘Equity, Inclusion, and a New World of Work’ at The Atlantic Festival
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined AARP’s panel, Equity, Inclusion, and a New World of Work, at the virtual Atlantic Festival. During the discussion, Spencer spoke about digital technologies that…
Joint Center to FCC: Don’t Facilitate Online Disinformation & Discrimination
Yesterday, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies submitted its analysis opposing the Trump Administration’s attempt to prod the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules that would discourage platforms like Twitter…
Watch Joint Center Vice President on the ‘Social Security & Civil Rights: A Social Contract’ Panel
Joint Center Vice President Jessica Fulton joined the panel, Social Security & Civil Rights: A Social Contract, at AARP and Latinos for a Secure Retirement’s 9th Annual Retiring with Dignity…
