Economic Studies
Joint Center Participates in Congressional Black Caucus TECH2025 Conference on Technology and Equity
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle served as a participant in the Congressional Black Caucus TECH2025 Unconference. This event brought together industry leaders, policy experts, government, and nonprofits…
Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The Joint Center’s issue brief Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South highlights the challenges and solutions in expanding broadband in the Black Rural South (Southern rural counties with populations…
Biden Budget Would Make Key Workforce Investments For Black Communities
On May 28, 2021, President Biden proposed a $6 trillion budget that explicitly names racial equity as a priority. The president’s fiscal year 2022 budget proposal not only specifies structural…
Joint Center Talks About AI Bias on FIU Podcast ‘Tech Conversations’
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined FIU Ratcliffe Art +Design Incubator’s podcast, Tech Conversations to discuss platform accountability, broadband access privacy, algorithm experience, and how AI bias…
Joint Center Participates in Twitter Chat on Advancing Racial Equity in Workforce Development
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle joined Workforce Matters and WorkingNation for a live Twitter Chat on how philanthropy can advance racial equity in workforce development. See some…
Partnership on AI Releases Agenda on ‘Redesigning AI for Shared Prosperity’
The Partnership on AI released “Redesigning AI for Shared Prosperity: An Agenda,” is a foundational document of the AI and Shared Prosperity Initiative “outlining practical questions stakeholders need to collectively…
Joint Center Presents on Policy Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Equity
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison presented an overview of policy challenges and opportunities in digital equity to the Workforce Matters Steering Committee. Dominique also shared insights from…
March Jobs Data Shows Some Promise for Black Economic Recovery
By Aleya Jones and Jessica Fulton In March, the unemployment rate for Black workers decreased slightly, but a deeper look into the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March 2021 Employment…
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison Discusses AI Bias on Knight Foundation Podcast
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined the Knight Foundation’s podcast, The Future of Democracy, to discuss AI bias and “how to prevent harm to communities of color…
Joint Center Joins Panel on the Future of Work for Black Workers in the Rural South at SXSW EDU
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined SXSW EDU’s panel entitled Will Robots Displace Workers of Color? The panel’s discussion focused on how the increased use of automation, AI, and robotics…