Joint Center Updates
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 2022 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…
The Hill Covers the Joint Center’s House Diversity Report
The Joint Center’s recent report, “Racial Diversity Among Top Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives” was featured in The Hill. This report outlines the representation of Black Americans among commissioned…
Joint Center Community College Report Featured in Amsterdam News
A recent Joint Center report highlighting disparate outcomes for Black community college students was featured in the New York Amsterdam News. Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle was…
New Report: Black Americans Acutely Underrepresented Among Top Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2022 CONTACT: Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org Valerie Jean-Charles, vjeancharles@fenton.com JOINT CENTER REPORT: BLACK AMERICANS ACUTELY UNDERREPRESENTED AMONG TOP STAFF IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lack of…
October 2022 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Economic Policy)