Economic Studies
Joint Center President Participates in The Committee on Education and Labor’s Roundtable on the Future of Work
On Oct. 16, Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined The Committee on Education and Labor’s expert roundtable on the future of work. During the livestreamed discussion (which can be viewed…
October Jobs Analysis
On Jobs Day, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau…
Joint Center Participates in Civil Rights X Tech Convening on Navigating Hate Speech on Social Media
On September 26, Joint Center President Spencer Overton attended Change the Terms Coalition (CTT) and Color Of Change’s day-long event, Civil Rights X Tech Convening 2019, with Facebook in Atlanta, GA.…
Joint Center Goes to Partnership on AI’s Annual Summit in London
From September 26-27, Joint Center Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton and Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor participated in Partnership on AI’s annual summit in London, England. Every year, Partnership on…
Joint Center Participates in Center Forward’s Future of Work Staff Briefing
On September 18, Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor participated in a panel for Center Forward’s briefing on the future of work for staffers on the Hill. They discussed…
Joint Center President Spencer Overton Joins Verizon Panel on Tech and Black Communities
On September 12, Joint Center President Spencer Overton participated in Verizon’s panel, Tech is the New Normal: How Black Communities Thrive in the Digital Economy. The description for the conversation focused…
Joint Center Shares New Data at Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester’s CBC ALC Forum
On September 13, Joint Center President Spencer Overton shared new data and a 6-page fact sheet, Improving Training to Brighten the Future of Black Workers, at Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester’s CBC ALC…
Joint Center President Moderates Panel on Economic Power in Black Communities Through Business & Entrepreneurship
On September 13, Joint Center President Spencer Overton moderated part of a session titled Building Economic Power in Black Communities through Business & Entrepreneurship. The discussion, which was co-hosted between ABFE…
Joint Center Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton Participates in Brookings Discussion on Automation & the Middle Class
On September 13, Joint Center Economic Policy Director participated in a discussion at the inaugural Automation and the Middle Class Conference hosted by Marcus Casey and Richard Reeves of the…
Improving Training to Brighten the Future of Black Workers
The Joint Center’s fact sheet, Improving Training to Brighten the Future of Black Workers, summarizes the research that will be detailed in our forthcoming report, Evaluating African American Outcomes to Improve Workforce…