Events
Joint Center Joins Conversation on Understanding the Economic Crisis in Black Communities
Joint Center Vice President Jessica Fulton discussed the importance of disaggregated data and including Black communities in the policymaking process during a conversation on Black economics and the jobs crisis with Solana Rice, co-founder and co-executive director of Liberation in a Generation and Kyle Moore, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute. The conversation was…
Joint Center Discusses Digital Equity at 2021 Rainbow PUSH Coalition Annual Convention
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison discussed digital equity with Black Public Interest Technologist Co-Founder Fallon Wilson and educational consultant Dr. Cathy Trimble at the 2021 Rainbow PUSH Coalition Annual Convention. Brookings Institution Senior Fellow of Center for Technology Innovation Dr. Nicol Turner Lee moderated the conversation. The event description is as follows:…
Joint Center Hosts ‘Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South’ Webinar
On July 28, the Joint Center hosted a webinar highlighting the challenges and solutions to expanding broadband in the Black Rural South and featuring findings from our forthcoming report, Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South. Moderated by: Dr. Dominique Harrison, Technology Policy Director, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Panelists…
Joint Center Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Short-Term Job Training for Black Workers
On July 28, the Joint Center held an invitation-only roundtable discussion on short-term job training. The event brought together the expertise of funders, researchers, organizers, and others interested in amplifying opportunities to strengthen training policies so that they do a better job to improve economic mobility for Black workers. Perspectives from participants will contribute to…
Joint Center Participates in Microsoft Panel ‘Reshaping America’s Digital Infrastructure for the 21st Century and Beyond’
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison participated in a Microsoft event entitled Reshaping America’s Digital Infrastructure for the 21st Century and Beyond. Other panelists included Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, National Digital Inclusion Alliance Executive Director Angela Siefer, and National Skills Coalition Director of Government Affairs Katie Spiker. Microsoft Managing Director of Public…
Joint Center Joins Consumer Reports Panel on Improving Broadband Across the U.S.
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a virtual event of Consumer Reports to discuss ways to improve broadband across the United States. She also spoke about the impact of the digital divide on communities of color, and what she believes is standing in the way of progress. In July, Dominique will release…
Joint Center Joins R Street Institute Panel on National Data Privacy Law and International Data Security
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined R Street Institute’s panel entitled “Congress needs to start caring about our privacy as much as China does.” The conversation focused on “the urgency of a national data privacy law and its implications on the United States’ standing in data security internationally.” Other panelists included Google…
Joint Center Talks About AI Bias on FIU Podcast ‘Tech Conversations’
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined FIU Ratcliffe Art +Design Incubator’s podcast, Tech Conversations to discuss platform accountability, broadband access privacy, algorithm experience, and how AI bias can “produce discriminatory outcomes for communities of color.” Listen to the full episode below.
Joint Center Participates in Twitter Chat on Advancing Racial Equity in Workforce Development
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle joined Workforce Matters and WorkingNation for a live Twitter Chat on how philanthropy can advance racial equity in workforce development. See some of his tweets below. A3 (1/2): Direct service organizations wrestle w/ limited resources to meet the needs of jobseekers of color, particularly supportive services +…
Joint Center Presents on Using Congressional Staff Diversity as a Measure on Congress’s Performance
At a Bipartisan Policy Center event, Joint Center Senior Fellow of Diversity and Inclusion Dr. LaShonda Brenson discussed how congressional staff diversity is a key measure in understanding Congress’s performance. Watch the conversation below.