COVID-19
October 27 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
More Stimulus Unlikely Before Election Last week, despite optimistic tones expressed by the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the prospect of getting a new round of coronavirus…
Joint Center Participates in Howard University King Lecture Series on Voting Rights
On October 7, Joint Center President Spencer Overton participated in Howard University’s 2020-21 Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy Lecture Series in a session entitled…
October 21 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
Senate Majority Leader Discourages White House From Making Stimulus Deal with House Speaker House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House continue to negotiate for another stimulus of roughly $2…
October 14 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. Senate Republicans Reject…
October 7 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
House Introduces New $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Last week, following an extremely contentious first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, President Trump revealed…
Joint Center Participates in Panel Session on COVID-19 Pandemic and Rural Economic Development at the Alabama Pro-Growth Policy Conference
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined the Alabama Pro-Growth Policy Conference, which convened thought-leaders and Alabama policymakers including Senator Doug Jones (D), Mayor Michael Tubbs (D), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D),…
September 29 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
Congressional Black Caucus Introduces Sweeping Legislation for Black America View this post on Instagram A post shared by Congressional Black Caucus (@congressionalblackcaucus) on Sep 23, 2020 at 1:19pm…
September 23 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
McConnell’s Prioritization of Justice Ginsburg’s Replacement Over Coronavirus Relief Draws Criticism With the number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassing 200,000, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s focus on replacing Supreme…
Joint Center President Joins AARP’s Panel on ‘Equity, Inclusion, and a New World of Work’ at The Atlantic Festival
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined AARP’s panel, Equity, Inclusion, and a New World of Work, at the virtual Atlantic Festival. During the discussion, Spencer spoke about digital technologies that…
Watch Joint Center Vice President on the ‘Social Security & Civil Rights: A Social Contract’ Panel
Joint Center Vice President Jessica Fulton joined the panel, Social Security & Civil Rights: A Social Contract, at AARP and Latinos for a Secure Retirement’s 9th Annual Retiring with Dignity…