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The Joint Center’s Harin Contractor Hosts Panel Discussion on November Jobs Report
On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau of…
Joint Center Economic Policy Director Writes Twitter Thread on November Jobs Report and Black Workers
On November 2, Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton spent her first #JobsDay at the Joint Center crafting a Twitter thread discussing Black workers in relation to the November jobs report…
Joint Center Economic Workforce Director Presents Ideas on the Future of Work at Peterson’s US2050
The Joint Center’s Economic Workforce Director Harin Contractor presented key findings from a survey to discuss sentiments and worker readiness for the future of work in Black communities at Peter…
Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Joins The Atlantic and AARP’s Panel
On October 31, the Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton joined The Atlantic and AARP’s panel, Longevity: Looking Forward, to discuss opportunities and barriers in the future of work…
Joint Center News: October 2018
We’re gearing up to release six state-specific reports on top staff diversity in the House and Senate. In the meantime, we joined the Atlantic Festival’s roundtable on the future of…
Joint Center President Went to His First Markle Rework America Task Force Meeting
From October 23-24, Joint Center President Spencer Overton attended his first Markle’s Rework America Task Force meeting in New York City.
Joint Center President Writes Washington Post Op-Ed on House Diversity Report
Joint Center President, Spencer Overton, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post calling on Congress to address the lack of racial diversity among top staff in the U.S. House of…
Joint Center News: September 2018
We released a groundbreaking report—Racial Diversity Among Top U.S. House Staff—which was featured in the NY Times, on MSNBC, and on various other outlets. We also joined Markle’s Rework America…
Joint Center President Delivers Seventh Biennial Lecture at Damon J. Keith Center
Joint Center President Spencer Overton delivered the seventh biennial lecture at Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School. The lecture,“Racial Equality and the Future…
October Jobs Report Analysis
On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…