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For Biden, Black Secretaries Trail Black Votes: Jan. 14 Joint Center Roundup
Legislators Call for Trump’s Removal After Capitol Attack Trump Impeached: President Donald Trump becomes the first president to be impeached twice after a final vote of 232-197 (including all House Democrats and 10 House Republicans in favor of impeachment). The article charges Trump with “incitement of insurrection” and states that his rhetoric “encouraged—and foreseeably resulted in—lawless action at the Capitol.”…
Black Voters Flip Senate, Double Standard on Hill Police Response: Jan. 7 Joint Center Roundup
Due to last week’s holiday, the Joint Center is releasing an abbreviated roundup. We will resume our more robust roundup next week. Chaos on Capitol Hill, Black Voters Flip Senate Double Standard on Police Response to Attack on U.S. Capitol: DC law enforcement officers are being criticized for standing by as hundreds of Trump supporters…
Stimulus Pending, Black Women Appointed to White House Spots: Dec. 24 Joint Center Roundup
Our Joint Center’s weekly roundup includes the latest updates key to Black communities on the Biden-Harris administration, COVID-19 policy, tech policy, economic policy, and Hill diversity. We’ll take a holiday break next week and will return in 2021. Happy holidays! Congress Passes Stimulus, but Unclear Whether Trump Will Sign This week, both chambers of Congress…
Stimulus Talks Continue, Biden Picks Black Environmental Leaders: Dec. 17 Joint Center Roundup
In addition to our regular updates on COVID-19 policy and Black communities, the Joint Center’s weekly roundup will now regularly include the latest updates key to Black communities on the Biden-Harris administration, tech policy, economic policy, and Hill diversity. We hope you enjoy our new format! GOP and Democrats Continue Stimulus Negotiations Government open, for…
Dec. 10 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
Stimulus Talk Sounds Promising While a lack of consensus remains, Members of Congress continue to negotiate for a stimulus package. A bipartisan group of Senators continues to finalize the language of a $908 billion stimulus proposal, while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discuss a $916 billion package. Biden Pushes Masks in the First…
Dec. 3 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
Harris announces Black Chief of Staff: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris named lawyer Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff. Since 2013, Flournoy has worked as the chief of staff for former President Bill Clinton, and before that she held several leadership positions at the American Federation of Teachers and the DNC. Biden appoints Rouse and Adeyamo: President-elect…
Nov. 25 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
Due to the holiday weekend, the Joint Center is releasing an abbreviated roundup on COVID-19 and Black communities. We will resume our more robust roundup next week. Biden-Harris Transition Team Presses Ahead President-elect Biden appoints Goff and Thomas-Greenfield for key roles: President elect-Biden has chosen Shuwanza Goff (left) to serve as Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs in the…
November 18 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
President-elect Joe Biden Appoints Congressman Richmond to Key White House Role Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) has been appointed Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. His appointment gives the CBC and Black communities generally a direct line to top leadership in the Biden White House. While in…
November 11 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
President-Elect Joe Biden Makes Vow to African Americans; Kamala Harris Makes History Black Vote Carries Biden to Victory: “The African American community stood up again for me,” President-elect Joe Biden declared in his victory speech. “They always have my back, and I’ll have yours.” On Saturday, several major media outlets declared Biden the winner of the presidential election. Vice…
November 3 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
It’s Election Day! Since 1970, the Joint Center has celebrated and supported the civic engagement of Black communities. If you have not yet voted, visit vote.org to learn more about how to cast your ballot today. Finger-Pointing Continues Over Delayed Stimulus A stalemate between the White House and House Democrats continues to delay a new round of…