Events
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 & Black Belt Mayors Tackle Challenges in the Rural South
Children incapable of completing homework and isolated from a world of ideas because their small town lacks broadband. Pools of raw sewage sitting in front yards due to insufficient sewage…
Joint Center in Selma for the 51st Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”
This past weekend, the Joint Center traveled to Selma, Alabama to commemorate “Bloody Sunday.” The Joint Center hosted a Business Empowerment Symposium with Selma Mayor George Evans, and organized three key…
Joint Center Meets with Senate Majority Leader McConnell
The Joint Center, partnering with INSIGHT America, organized a meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader McConnell on January 28, 2016. Participants included: APIA Vote Executive Director Christine Chen National Congress…
Joint Center at MMTC Broadband & Social Justice Summit
Written by: Morgan Butler, Digital Media Associate On January 20-21, 2016, the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council (MMTC) hosted their 7th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit, which focused on diversity…
Innovative Officials Meet in DC at Joint Center December 2015 Roundtable
Last week, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies hosted 25 of the nation’s most innovative and influential elected state, county, local, and tribal officials at a 3-day policy roundtable…
Joint Center June 2015 Roundtable
In June, the Joint Center convened a group of 25 top state legislative and city council leaders of color for a three-day policy roundtable at the U.S. Capitol Complex,…
Joint Center on Baltimore
Joint Center Research and Convenings: The Joint Center is organizing a roundtable of 30 leading state legislators and major city council presidents of color on June 10 to talk criminal…
Developing an Asset-Building Agenda – Lessons From the Field
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies collaborated with the Center on Race and Wealth at Howard University to host a discussion with asset-building coalition leaders from Illinois and…