Joint Center Updates
Joint Center President Talks Election Lawsuits with FOX 5 DC
Joint Center President Spencer Overton appeared on FOX 5 DC to discuss the legal challenges to voting this election cycle. Spencer states, “[t]here is really a fight over who gets…
Joint Center President Discusses Threats of Election Day Violence with NPR
Joint Center President Spencer Overton was quoted in a recent NPR article, highlighting modern trends in political-related violence and attempts to thwart democracy. “It’s not about service and it’s not…
Joint Center President Discuses Barriers to Voting with GW Today
Joint Center President and George Washington University Law Professor Spencer Overton discussed the current elections and voting landscape heading into the 2022 midterm elections and offers advice to officials and…
Joint Center President Discusses Voting on MSNBC
Joint Center President Spencer Overton appeared on MSNBC’s Weekends with Alex Witt to discuss streamlining the vote count in the 2022 midterm elections. Spencer warns “[t]hose candidates who win —…
Joint Center Joins WURD Radio to Discuss Voting Rights
Joint Center President Spencer Overton appeared on WURD Radio’s Reality Check to discuss voting rights and emphasize the importance of voting in the upcoming midterm election. “Despite challenges folks need…
October 2022 Newsletter: Congressional Staff Leadership Diversity Report, Future of Black Communities Summit, Spencer Overton to Step Down & More
Joint Center President Discusses Corporate Initiatives that Reduce Systemic Bias and Minimize Legal Risks
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined WilmerHale Partner Ronald C. Machen and Diversity Lab CEO Caren Ulrich Stacy for a Luminate+ conversation on corporate initiatives that reduce systemic bias and…
Joint Center Research Cited in Article on Funding Startup Founders of Color in The Hill
Joint Center research on challenges that Black small-business owners face was included in an op-ed published by The Hill. This article emphasizes the challenges that entrepreneurs of color regularly face and…
October FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Hill Diversity)
Spencer Overton to Step Down After a Decade of Joint Center Leadership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2022 CONTACT: Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org Washington D.C. — Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies announced that President Spencer Overton will step down from his role in…