Joint Center Updates
Joint Center Outlines Key Principles for Supporting Black Workers in New Issue Brief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2021 Press Contact: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org, 202-789-3500 press@jointcenter.org Research and analysis includes five policy recommendations for lawmakers preparing for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization WASHINGTON…
Joint Center Report Highlights Deep Inequity in Broadband Access Across the Black Rural South
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Press Contact: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org, 202-789-3500 press@jointcenter.org Report offers roadmap for tapping landmark broadband infrastructure investments to expand broadband access and affordability in Black communities…
Joint Center Appears on Brookings’ TechTank Podcast
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison appeared on Brookings’ TechTank podcast with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee to discuss “how online behavioral advertising can perpetuate racial discrimination and what…
Joint Center Welcomes New Vice Presidents of Communications and Operations and Finance
Roles strengthen the organization to be the nation’s top resource of credible data, analysis, and policy solutions in service of Black communities Oct. 1, 2021, Washington, D.C. – The Joint Center for…
Federal Agencies Announce Steps for Voting Engagement, Budget Reconciliation Package Negotiations & More: Sept. 30 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Federal government agencies announce new steps for voter engagement in response to President Biden’s executive order: The White House announced that more than a dozen federal government agencies are sharing…
Our September 2021 Work: New VPs, Engaging with the FCC on the Digital Divide & More
This is the Joint Center’s regular monthly newsletter, which reviews the Joint Center’s work over the past month. The Joint Center’s New Vice Presidents of Communications and Finance and Operations…
Joint Center President Gives Convocation Address at Hampton University
Joint Center President Spencer Overton gave the convocation address at his alma mater Hampton University. Watch his speech below.
Haitian Migrant Crisis, Police Reform Negotiations Collapse & More: Sept. 23 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Response to Haitian migrants’ crisis: Outrage spread after footage of Border Patrol agents on horses chasing and whipping Haitian migrants crossing the Mexican border into Texas was made public. In…
The Freedom to Vote Act, EITC Audits Cluster in Predominantly Black States & More: Sept. 16 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration President Biden and Vice President Harris support the Freedom to Vote Act: President Biden tweeted that the “sacred act to vote is under attack across the country” and that “we…
Vice President Harris on Texas Voting Law, Biden to Appoint Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs & More: Sept. 9 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Vice President Harris criticizes new Texas voting law: Vice President Kamala Harris called the new Texas voting law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott “one of the most restrictive in the…