Economic Studies
Ensuring Energy for Low-Income Households of Color
Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released Ensuring Energy for Low-Income Households of Color. Click here to read the 9-page brief. Key points: Many low-income Americans are…
Ensuring Energy for Low-Income Households of Color
Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released Ensuring Energy for Low-Income Households of Color. Click here to read the 9-page brief. Key points: Many low-income Americans…
5G, Smart Cities & Communities of Color
Innovation is changing America, from self-checkout lanes in grocery stores to driverless cars. New jobs will emerge, like technicians who service these technologies. Other jobs will be eliminated, such as…
Joint Center Meets with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
On Thursday, November 10, the Joint Center – partnering with INSIGHT America – organized a breakfast with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates interstate and…
Joint Center Meets with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez
On September 28, the Joint Center–partnering with INSIGHT America–organized a lunch with Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a bipartisan federal agency with a…
Not Just the Pipeline: How to Increase Diversity at Facebook and Other Tech Companies
by Alejandra Montoya-Boyer #FBNoExcuses has been trending today after Facebook released its annual diversity report with little gain.The revealed that the numbers of Latino and Black employees remain staggeringly low,…
Joint Center & Black Belt Mayors Tackle Challenges in the Rural South
Children incapable of completing homework and isolated from a world of ideas because their small town lacks broadband. Pools of raw sewage sitting in front yards due to insufficient sewage…
Joint Center at MMTC Broadband & Social Justice Summit
Written by: Morgan Butler, Digital Media Associate On January 20-21, 2016, the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council (MMTC) hosted their 7th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit, which focused on diversity…
Joint Center at White House for Women’s Equality Day
Joint Center at White House for Women’s Equality Day By: Samone Ijoma, Joint Center Executive Assistant On August 26th, Joint Center Staff Assistant, Samone Ijoma attended a Women’s Equality Day…
Joint Center on Alabama Payday Lending
Today, President Obama is visiting Alabama to talk about protecting families from financial abuses, just after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces new payday lending rules. Payday lending storefronts make…