Joint Center Updates
Biden Adopts Colorblind Strategy Against Environmental Racism, Analysis Shows Why Banning Legacy College Admissions is Necessary & More: Feb. 17 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration The White House is fighting environmental racism — without mentioning race: During his campaign and since winning the election, President Biden has consistently promised to fight environmental racism.…
Joint Center Commends the U.S. Senate for Confirming the Nomination of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 14, 2022 Contact: press@jointcenter.org Joint Center Commends the U.S. Senate for Confirming the Nomination of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair of the Export-Import Bank…
Biden Administration Challenged to Fight Crime While Keeping Police Reform Promise, Congressman James Clyburn Presses the President to Nominate Judge J. Michelle Childs to the High Court & More: Feb. 10 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Can President Biden keep police reform promise in the face of rising crime? With a Gallup poll revealing that only 24 percent of Americans were satisfied with “efforts…
Joint Center Statement on Bomb Threats Against Historically Black Colleges and Universities
In response to the bomb threats at HBCU campuses across the nation, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies releases the following statement: The Joint Center for Political and…
White House Acknowledges Black History Month, North Carolina Cited as Ground Zero for Current Wave of Racial Gerrymandering & More: Feb. 3 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration White House issues proclamation on the eve of Black History Month: On the day before the nation officially begins its annual, month-long recognition of the achievements and contributions…
Our Jan. 2022 Work: Discussing Voting Rights, Black Workers & More
Economic Studies Uncensored internet–good or bad? Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined Public Knowledge to discuss how public interest values shape a better internet. “I have a different orientation,” Overton told the audience…
SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer Announces Retirement, Dems Go To The Wall for Voting Rights & More: Jan. 27 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, NPR reports. Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra…
Voting Rights Blocked in the Senate, Election of Cherfilus-McCormick Restores Democratic Majority in House & More: Jan. 20 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Voting rights blocked in the Senate, despite President Biden’s MLK stand: Democrat efforts to pass voting rights legislation in the Senate failed, The New York Times reports. Republicans prevented progress on…
Joint Center President Joins Congressman Raskin for Discussion on Voting Rights
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) about the federal action needed to guarantee voting rights and strengthen our democracy. Watch the conversation below. No one better…
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Joint Center Commends President Biden for the Nominations of Dr. Lisa Cook and Dr. Philip Jefferson
The selection comes on the heels of our urging the president to appoint multiple Black candidates to the Fed WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Center President Spencer Overton issued the following…