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Joint Center

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, America’s Black think tank, provides compelling and actionable policy solutions to eradicate persistent and evolving barriers to the full freedom of Black people in America. We are the trusted forum for leading experts and scholars to participate in major public policy debates and promote ideas that advance Black communities. We use evidence-based research, analysis, convenings, and strategic communications to support Black communities and a network of allies.

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Joint Center on Baltimore

Joint Center Research and Convenings: The Joint Center is organizing a roundtable of 30 leading state legislators and major city council presidents of color on June 10 to talk criminal…

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Joint Center on ESPN New York 1050AM

Joint Center’s Spencer Overton on “New York Sports and Beyond” (ESPN New York 1050AM) discussing the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma and the progress since the Voting Rights…

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Recent Joint Center Accomplishments

We are moving forward!  Over the last year, we confronted and addressed past challenges.  We are now building a network of leading experts and elected officials who serve communities of color to…

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Our Team

SPENCER OVERTON Joint Center President Spencer Overton is the President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, which was founded in 1970 as the Black think tank. Today,…

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Joint Center on Alabama Payday Lending

Today, President Obama is visiting Alabama to talk about protecting families from financial abuses, just after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces new payday lending rules. Payday lending storefronts make…

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Joint Center on Alabama Payday Lending

Today, President Obama is visiting Alabama to talk about protecting families from financial abuses, just after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces new payday lending rules. Payday lending storefronts make…

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