What the Future of Work Means for African Americans in Atlanta
Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Public Policy 14 Marietta St NW, AtlantaPlease join the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Public Policy, and Comcast NBCUniversal for an intimate discussion about the future of work for African Americans in the Atlanta area on October 29th from 9:30 AM to 3 PM. You will join twenty to thirty other Atlanta area leaders in…
What Black Americans Want in 2020
District Architecture Center 421 7th St NW, Washington, DCThe United States is home to 40 million Black Americans, but too often these communities are lumped together into a monolithic category of “Black” or the even vaguer “people of color” in public opinion research. This misses Black Americans’ diversity of identities, experiences, and priorities. That is why Third Way and the Joint Center for…
Webinar: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
We are pleased to invite you to a webinar highlighting the challenges and solutions to expanding broadband in the Black Rural South and featuring findings from our forthcoming report, Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South. Moderated by: Dr. Dominique Harrison, Technology Policy Director, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Congressman James E. Clyburn, U.S.…
5th Annual DC Fintech Week
VirtualDe-Risking Alternative Data Theodore ("Teddy") Flo, Zest AI Dominique Harrison, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Nat Hoopes, Upstart Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Melissa Koide, FinRegLab Moderator The Workshops: Pricing Risk and Opportunities
Advancing Equal Protections & Civil Justice in an Automated Society
VirtualThe Joint Center and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy are co-hosting a virtual discussion where panelists will explore current and emerging uses of technology that affect the equity of opportunity in employment, education, housing, and financial well-being. Panelists will also discuss the state of reforms and interventions that can shift technology…
Improving Tax Policy for Black Communities
VirtualTax policy has significant implications for Black households. Unfortunately, too often, Black leaders and advocates are excluded from conversations about how tax policy can help to decrease wealth gaps and…
Voice at the Table with Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
VirtualWe invite you to join Joint Center President Spencer Overton at 2 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Nov. 15 in a robust, one-hour conversation with Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), member of the House…
You’re Invited: Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook in Conversation with the Joint Center
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library 901 G St NW, Washington, DCFor the organization’s first installment of its Voice at the Table series for 2023, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies will be in conversation with Dr. Lisa Cook, the…