Joint Center Updates
Joint Center News: March 30, 2018
Sadly, in March we lost Togo West Jr., a former Joint Center President and former member of President Clinton’s cabinet. We also engaged in talks with several organizations around the…
Joint Center Mourns the Passing of Togo West Jr.
UPDATED March 17, 2018 Memorial Service for Secretary Togo West Jr. Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 2 pm < Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016 Click here…
Joint Center News: February 28, 2018
We have been spreading the word about the future of work and automation with the National Urban League, Blacks in Government, Comcast Newsmakers, and others. We also penned a letter to newly-appointed committee ranking members Senators…
Joint Center Recommends Geoffrey Starks for FCC
On February 21, 2018, the Joint Center sent a letter to Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) recommending Geoffrey Starks for the Federal Communications Commission. A native of Kansas City,…
Joint Center News: January 31, 2018
We recently released a new data brief on race and jobs at high risk to automation, pushed for newly-elected U.S. Senator Doug Jones to hire diverse top staff (he did!),…
Sharing Our Strategic Vision with Key Stakeholders
The Joint Center held two important convenings in January to share its new five-year strategic plan with key partners. The first meeting, in Washington, DC at Reed Smith, brought together…
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Honored with Louis E. Martin Award
Yesterday, Joint Center Board Chair Barbara Johnson and President Spencer Overton presented Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) with the Joint Center’s highest honor—The Louis E. Martin Great American Award. “Congresswoman Lee…
Joint Center Commends the Appointment of Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Cory Booker to the Senate Judiciary Committee
This afternoon the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) will replace former Senator Franken as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators…
Joint Center Commends Senator-Elect Doug Jones on Hiring of Black Chief of Staff
This afternoon Senator-elect Doug Jones (D-AL) announced Dana Gresham as his chief of staff. In selecting Mr. Gresham, Senator-elect Jones will have the only African American chief of staff in…
2017 Accomplishments
Highlights of 2017 Joint Center Community: 2017 was a successful but challenging year. In May, we lost the most significant figure in our history, former Joint Center President Eddie…