Events
Joint Center Briefing on Black Businesses, Access to Capital, and Future Stimulus Proposals
On Thursday, May 14, the Joint Center hosted an online briefing on fair and equal access to capital for Black businesses in COVID-19 stimulus legislation. The briefing addressed the structural inequities Black businesses face and explored concrete ways that future stimulus proposals can best help Black businesses thrive in the post-COVID-19 economy. The expert panelists…
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Joint Center Vice President to Join Webinar Conversation on ‘Surviving COVID-19’s Economic Impact While Black’
On Wednesday, May 13, Joint Center Vice President Jessica Fulton will join other leading Black economists to discuss the COVID-19 crisis and its economic impact on Black communities. Other panelists include Groundwork Collaborative Managing Director of Policy and Research Janelle Jones and Howard University Professor in the Department of Economics and Chief Economist to the…
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Joint Center Co-Hosts Telehealth Webinar on ‘The Missing Link to Improving Delivery and Quality of Care for Latino and African American Communities’
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP) are co-hosting a telehealth webinar, The Missing Link to Improving Delivery and Quality of Care, on Monday, May 11 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm EST. The discussion will center on how regulators and policymakers are improving access to digital…
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Joint Center Briefing on COVID-19 Stimulus, Black Workers & Black Students with House Ed & Labor Chair Bobby Scott
On Wednesday, April 22, the Joint Center hosted an online briefing with Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Bobby Scott (D-VA) on education and workforce priorities for Black communities in future stimulus legislation. The conference explored the exacerbated disparities faced by Black communities and the need for a stimulus package that…
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Joint Center Hosts Online Briefing with CBC Staff on Accessible Vote-by-Mail and Safe In-Person Voting in Black Communities
On Wednesday, April 15, the Joint Center hosted an online briefing on accessible vote-by-mail and safe in-person voting for Black communities. The session—organized in partnership with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and NAACP LDF— explored safeguards necessary to ensure an accessible vote-by-mail system that does not dilute Black votes, and ensures sanitized…
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Joint Center Hosts Briefing with FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on COVID-19 & the Digital Divide
On Tuesday, April 7, the Joint Center convened a panel of experts and key stakeholders for an online policy forum with FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks to discuss the concept of a “connectivity stimulus” to ensure that people in all communities in the United States are connected and have access to online education and economic opportunities…
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Joint Center Convenes Black Organizations for COVID-19 Discussion with CBC Chair Karen Bass
On Thursday, March 26, the Joint Center convened several leading organizations that serve Black communities for an online policy discussion with CBC Chair Karen Bass (D-CA) on the implications of congressional responses to COVID-19 on Black communities. We discussed: 1) where the COVID-19 stimulus bills have likely succeeded and fallen short with regard to Black…
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Joint Center Hosts Convening on the Future of Work in Philadelphia
On February 7, 2020, the Joint Center, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, and The City of Philadelphia hosted a day-long convening at the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia, PA to discuss the challenges and solutions for the Black residents of Philadelphia regarding the future of work. Joint Center President Spencer Overton kicked off the conversation with a…
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Joint Center Hosts Second Event in Breakfast Policy Series ‘Voice at the Table’
On January 24, the Joint Center hosted the second event in our breakfast policy series: A Voice at the Table. This discussion series is an opportunity to discuss critical topics such as the future of work, diversity & inclusion, the use of big data, financial capability, emerging economic trends, and other issues that affect Black…
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Joint Center Vice President Joins Panel Discussing ‘What Black Americans Want in 2020’
On Friday, January 24, Joint Center Vice President Jessica Fulton participated in a panel, What Black Americans Want in 2020. Other panelists included GBAO Strategies Principal Margie Omero, Brennan Center for Justice Senior Fellow Ted Johnson, and Drake Road Strategies Principal and Third Way Senior Fellow Akunna Cook. The panel is based on the Joint…
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