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The Joint Center Commends U.S. Senate for Confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the SCOTUS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2022 CONTACT: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org, 202-789-3500 The Joint Center Commends U.S. Senate for Confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the SCOTUS Confirmation secured despite unwarranted…
Biden Admin Announces HBCU Board Appointees, Judge Jackson Celebrates Bipartisan Support & More: Apr. 7 Roundup
Biden Administration President Biden announces a new slate of appointments to the Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities: The White House announced newly-appointed members of the President’s…
Racial Diversity Among U.S. Senate State Directors Lags Behind Diversity in U.S. Population
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2022 CONTACT: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org Racial Diversity Among U.S. Senate State Directors Lags Behind Diversity in U.S. Population Senators in office less than 10 years…
2021 Accomplishments
Dear Joint Center Community, As we celebrate our 52nd anniversary this month, we are sharing our newly-designed 2021 annual report that highlights our accomplishments that promoted ideas that advanced Black…
White House Aims to End Racial Biased Home Appraisals, Advancement of Reparations Bill Credited to Increased Black Influence in Congress & More: March 31 Roundup
Biden Administration President Biden signs the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law: President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, officially making lynching a hate crime, punishable by…
Federal Workforce Trainings Programs Frequently Fail to Track Data by Race, Reveals Report from Joint Center
Federal Workforce Trainings Programs Frequently Fail to Track Data by Race, Reveals Report from Joint Center Increasing number of Black workers who transition into good jobs depends on effectiveness of…
Improving Training Evaluation Data to Brighten the Future of Black Workers
This report explores the current state of evaluation in workforce development programs with an eye toward improving outcomes for Black training participants. The report is important because increasing the…
Our March 2022 Work: Black America’s economic priorities, Shalanda Young confirmed as OMB Director & More
Happy International Women’s Month! It is especially apropos that this International Women’s Month marked the start of Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Not only is Judge Ketanji…
Joint Center Poll Mentioned on TMZ
In an interview with TMZ, TheGrio White House Correspondent April Ryan cited the Joint Center’s poll finding that President Biden and Vice President Harris had a 70 percent approval rating…
Joint Center Talks Senate Diversity at The George Washington University’s Annual Paul O’Dwyer Endowed Event
Dr. LaShonda Brenson, Joint Center senior researcher, was a featured panelist in the Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University’s Annual Paul O’Dwyer Endowed event, “Making Representation…