Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor Joins Walmart Panel on Preparing for the Future of Work
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor joined the panel, America at Work: A National Mosaic and Roadmap for Tomorrow, to discuss the preparing for the future of work. The…
Joint Center President Joins Verizon and NACCE Panel on Building a Diverse and Skilled Tech Workforce
Joint Center President Spencer Overton moderated Verizon and National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship’s event on “building a diverse and skilled tech workforce” as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates a…
The Joint Center Applauds U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’s Appointment of Deanne Millison as Legislative Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2019 Contact: press@jointcenter.org The Joint Center Applauds U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’s Appointment of Deanne Millison as Legislative Director WASHINGTON – Today, the Joint Center for…
Joint Center Collaborates with ABFE and CBC
On Thursday, March 15 the Joint Center hosted an event in conjunction with ABFE – A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Members of Congress…
Top Democratic and Republican Staffers
On September 1, the Joint Center, partnering with INSIGHT America, organized a lunch meeting with high-ranking Congressional staffers on the Hill. The meeting took place at the Russell Senate Office…
Joint Center Mourns Passing of George E. Curry
George E. Curry, journalist and champion of the Black press, died this Saturday at the age of 69. Curry was the founding editor of Emerge Magazine and had written for…
Diversity from Hill Interns to Top Staff
Capitol Hill interns posed for this selfie with Speaker Paul Ryan. The lack of diversity among interns has an impact on the composition of congressional staff and top staff, who…
Joint Center Hosts June 2016 Roundtable of the South
Last week, the Joint Center hosted over 20 of the nation’s most innovative and influential state, county, and local elected officials from the South for a three-day policy roundtable in…
Joint Center Meets with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
On June 7, the Joint Center, partnering with INSIGHT America, organized a breakfast with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The USDA administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”), ensures…
Joint Center Mourns Passing of Cassandra Quin Butts
“On behalf of the Joint Center and our elected officials and policy experts who serve communities of color, I want to express our sadness and loss upon learning of the…