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Racial Diversity Among Top U.S. House Staff
Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released Racial Diversity Among Top U.S. House Staff. The report examines racial diversity among top staff in Washington, DC offices of…
August Jobs Report Analysis
Joint Center Analysis of July 2018 Black Workforce Jobs Numbers On August 3, 2018, the Joint Center organized an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report…
Joint Center Discusses 21st Century Work at National Urban League Conference
On August 3, Spencer Overton joined the “Equity By Design: Educating and Supporting the 21st Century Workforce” panel at the National Urban League’s annual conference in Columbus, Ohio. The discussion…
Joint Center Hosts Twitter Chat on Jobs Data with Dr. William Spriggs and René Bryce-Laporte
On August 3, the Joint Center hosted a Twitter chat with Dr. Bill Spriggs (Economics Professor at Howard University), René Bryce-Laporte (workforce development expert), and Harin Contractor (workforce policy director…
Joint Center News: July 30, 2018
In July, we partnered with Congressman Bobby Scott on a future of work roundtable, responded to President Trump’s workforce executive order, drilled down into the Senate Democrats’ release of diversity…
Joint Center’s Don Bell Speaks at Diversity in Advocacy Event
On July 25, 2018, the Joint Center’s Don Bell, Director of the Black Talent Initiative, participated in a panel discussion titled “Diversity in Advocacy, a Discussion to Advance the Workplace.”…
The Joint Center on President Trump’s Workforce Executive Order and Black Workers
Last week, the White House announced an executive order establishing a “National Council for the American Worker.” The Council will develop a national strategy for training and retraining workers by gathering…
Joint Center Receives the Augustus F. Hawkins Award at the Tin Cup Awards Dinner
On July 25, 2018, at the ninth annual Tin Cup Award Dinner, Washington Government Relations Group (WGRG) awarded the Joint Center the Augustus F. Hawkins Award for “unwavering efforts to…
Joint Center Speaks at MMTC Capital Conference
On July 19th, 2018 Spencer Overton gave a special presentation on ” The Future of Work: Turning Disruption into Opportunity” at the MMTC Capital Conference. Spencer joined experts in business,…
For Communities of Color, Increased Smartphone Costs Mean Decreased Opportunity
Despite becoming synonymous with everyday life, smartphones are one commodity that’s still capable of generating global headlines. One such example happened recently, when the European Commission fined Google $5 billion…