Economic Studies
Joint Center Releases New Data at CBCF Future of Work Panel
At the event, the Joint Center released a new data brief showing that of the over 700 occupations tracked by the Department of Labor, 26.7% of African American workers are…
Joint Center Speaks on Smart Cities Issue Forum at CBCF ALC ‘17
On Friday, September 22, Joint Center President Spencer Overton spoke on Smart Cities & You: The Future is Here, Don’t Get Left Behind. The issue forum was hosted by Congresswoman…
Joint Center at CBCF ALC Innovation Events!
It’s CBCF Annual Legislative Conference Week! Joint Center President Spencer Overton will speak at two sessions on the future of African Americans on Friday and Saturday hosted by Congresswomen Yvette…
Joint Center Co-Hosts Black Mayors Tech Day
On September 10 and 11, the Joint Center partnered with the African American Mayors Association and Comcast for the 2nd Annual Technology Summit in Philadelphia. Elected officials and experts discussed…
Joint Center Session on Future of Black Rural Communities
On August 10, Joint Center President Spencer Overton traveled to Tunica, Mississippi to speak at the One Voice summit. One Voice is a part of the Mississippi Black Leadership Institute…
Joint Center at NAACP Convention on the Future of African Americans
This morning, Joint Center President Spencer Overton spoke on a plenary panel at the 108th Annual NAACP Convention in Baltimore with former Leadership Conference President Wade Henderson, NAACP LDF President…
Joint Center Joins MMTC’s Annual Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conference
Today, Joint Center President Spencer Overton spoke at this year’s Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council’s Financing America’s Future conference on the panel Infrastructure, Supplier Diversity, and the Jobs of…
Joint Center Attends National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL) Conference
The Joint Center’s Adzi Vokhiwa attended the NOBEL Women’s 32nd Annual Legislative Conference on July 1 and spoke on the “Stay Woke: #PolicyforthePeople” panel. During the panel, Adzi highlighted the…
Innovation and Opportunity Program
Racial Equality and the Future of Work The Joint Center’s Future of Work Project focuses on finding solutions to help workers transition to a new labor market, with a special…
Joint Center at Politic365
On Monday, June 19, 2017, Joint Center President Spencer Overton served on a panel on Networking the Future for Social, Economic, and Political Impact at Politic365’s Achieving Equity in the…