Joint Center Updates
Build Back Better Act, Minority Population Growth Not Matched By More Black Congressional Districts & More: November 24 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration After House passage, Biden continues to make Build Back Better case: Immediately following the passage of the Build Back Better Act by the House of Representatives last week,…
Advancing Equal Protections & Civil Justice in an Automated Society
The Joint Center and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy co-hosted a virtual discussion where panelists explored current and emerging uses of technology that affect the equity…
Infrastructure Bill Signed, House Dems Push To Pass Build Back Better Act Before Thanksgiving & More: November 18 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration $1T infrastructure bill signed in law: President Biden on Monday signed the historic Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act in law, a bipartisan victory that will rebuild America’s roads,…
Infrastructure Bill Awaits Biden’s Signature, GOP Continues to Block Voting Rights Legislation & More: November 11 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Infrastructure bill passes, awaits Biden’s signature: Congress passed the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, described in a White House fact sheet as a “once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s…
Washington Post Op-Ed Mentions Joint Center Letter Urging President Biden to Appoint Black Members to the Federal Reserve Board
In a Washington Post op-ed, columnist Joe Davidson quoted a Joint Center and Black Economic Alliance letter to the Biden Administration encouraging them to appoint multiple Black candidates to Federal…
President Biden’s Build Back Better Framework Includes Sizable Investment in HBCUs, Affordable Housing, EITC & More: Nov. 4 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration The White House announces Build Back Better framework: The White House released a statement outlining the legislative framework of President Joe Biden’s proposed Build Back Better Act. Highlights…
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Black Economic Alliance, and Several Black-Led Organizations Call for Appointment of Black Members to Federal Reserve Leadership
Washington D.C. — Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the Black Economic Alliance (BEA) issued a letter to the Biden Administration encouraging them to appoint multiple Black candidates to Federal Reserve leadership…
POLITICO Covers Joint Center Letter Urging President Biden to Appoint Black Members to the Federal Reserve Board
POLITICO’s Morning Money—which is a version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter—mentioned the Joint Center and Black Economic Alliance’s letter urging the Biden Administration to appoint Black members to…
Black Leaders Losing Patience with Biden, Progressives Emboldened By Biden’s Filibuster Remarks & More: Oct. 28 Roundup
Biden Administration Black leaders losing patience: Frustration is increasing among Black leaders and activists in the wake of President Biden and the Democratic Party’s struggles to advance voting rights legislation,…
Our October 2021 Work: Data on Broadband & WIOA, Hill Diversity Gets NYT Coverage
Economic Studies Broadband study earns wide coverage: The Joint Center released “Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South,” which documents the impact of broadband gaps on Black rural…