Economic Studies
Joint Center Meets With Divine 9 Presidents
On September 12, Joint Center President Spencer Overton met with the National Pan-Hellenic Council Presidents (the leaders of the nine major Black fraternities and sororities—the “Divine 9”) to talk about…
Joint Center Hosts Data Privacy Roundtable During CBC Week
On September 11, Joint Center Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton moderated a data privacy roundtable to identify pressing concerns in data privacy for African Americans, discuss the challenges and solutions regarding…
September 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 Speaks at Black Economic Forum on Martha’s Vineyard
On August 16, Spencer participated in the Black Economic Forum panel on the future of work and its potential impact on Black workers in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. Spencer emphasized that…
Joint Center Opens Black Economic Alliance Policy Session
On August 14, Joint Center President Spencer Overton was the opening speaker at the Black Economic Alliance’s “Future of Work” policy session in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. Spencer framed the discussion…
The Future of Work in The Black Rural South
The Joint Center’s fact sheet, The Future of Work in The Black Rural South, summarizes the research that will be detailed in our forthcoming three reports on rural counties with populations that…
Joint Center President Spencer Overton Gives Keynote Talk on the Black Rural South and the Future of Work with Local Mississippi Leaders
On August 9, Spencer was a keynote speaker at One Voice Mississippi Black Leadership Institute in Tunica, Mississippi. During the event, Spencer presented on the Joint Center’s current “Future of…
Joint Center Talks Black Rural South and Future of Work at CBC Institute USDA Session
On August 8, Spencer presented on the Joint Center’s current work on the “Future of Work and the Black Rural South” at the USDA session at the Congressional Black Caucus…
August 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 Partners with Groundwork Collaborative and UnidosUS Action Fund for a Ethnography & Survey of Nearly 4,000 Black and Latino Adults
The Joint Center partnered with Groundwork Collaborative and the UnidosUS Action Fund to complete an ethnography and survey of nearly 4,000 Black and Latino adults. This memo presents findings from…