Hill Diversity
The Joint Center’s Hill Diversity Program analyzes racial diversity of congressional staff. See below for our research, analysis, and activities.
Joint Center Receives the Augustus F. Hawkins Award at the Tin Cup Awards Dinner
On July 25, 2018, at the ninth annual Tin Cup Award Dinner, Washington Government Relations Group (WGRG) awarded the Joint Center the Augustus F. Hawkins Award for “unwavering efforts to…
Digging Deeper: 2018 Senate Democratic Caucus Diversity Numbers
On July 16, 2018, the Senate Democratic Caucus released an update of demographic data on their staffs (their 2017 numbers are here). Our press release analyzed those offices with the greatest and least diversity among…
Joint Center Issues Statement on Release of 2018 Senate Democratic Caucus Demographic Data
On July 17, the Joint Center issued the following statement in the wake of Senate Democrats releasing their 2018 demographic data. This is the second release of the data, which…
Joint Center’s Don Bell Writes on Capitol Hill Pay Inequity
On June 6, 2018, Black Talent Initiative Director Don Bell published an op-ed in The Hill to discuss pay inequity on Capitol Hill after LegiStorm data showed that white staffers…
Joint Center’s Don Bell Meets with Philadelphia Community Leaders to Discuss Diversity
On May 16, Don Bell, Director of the Black Talent Initiative, headlined a breakfast with Philadelphia community leaders and an afternoon meeting of students, to discuss the Joint Center’s efforts…
Joint Center Statement on New Reporting Showing Capitol Hill’s Racial Pay Inequity
White Staffers on Capitol Hill Make Thousands More Each Year than Staffers of Color WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 – Capitol Hill pays white staffers substantially more than staffers of…
Joint Center Speaks to Yale Law Students
On April 5, Don Bell, Director of the Black Talent Initiative, spoke to Yale law students about the importance of increasing political inclusion and diversity. He highlighted the Joint Center’s…
Speaking to Harlem Students about Capitol Hill
On March 15, Don Bell, Director of the Black Talent Initiative, spoke to Harlem Academy students in New York City about the importance of civic participation and diversity in government.The…
Diversity in Advocacy Reception
On March 7, approximately 50 individuals attended Joint Center’s Diversity in Advocacy reception to network and learn about our work for Staff Up Congress. The reception was co-hosted by the…
Joint Center Speaks at Dialogue on Diversity
Joint Center President Spencer Overton spoke at the 2018 Internet Data Privacy Colloquium. He emphasized that 31% of Latino workers and 27% of Black workers are concentrated in just 30…