Events
Joint Center President Participates in Google Next Gen Intergenerational Conversation on the Civil Rights Movement
Joint Center President Spencer Overton participated in an intergenerational dialogue between all corners of the modern public interest and civil rights movement. This interdisciplinary conversation highlighted what leaders need to…
Joint Center Presents at National Conference of Black Political Scientists 2023 Annual Meeting Plenary Session
Joint Center President Spencer Overton and Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson were key contributors at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists 2023 annual meeting’s plenary session. In this conversation, Dr.…
Joint Center President Participates in the Federal Election Commission’s Black History Month Panel
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined Commissioner Shana Broussard of the Federal Election Commission and Chairman Thomas Hicks of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in a conversation with election experts…
Joint Center Vice President of Policy Moderates Discussion with Senior Advisor to U.S. Trade Representative Jamila Thompson
Joint Center Vice President of Policy Jessica Fulton moderated a discussion, “Shaping Our Future: Policy, Trade, and Our Digital Reality” with Senior Advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative Jamila Thompson…
Federal Reserve Board Governor Dr. Lisa D. Cook in Conversation with the Joint Center
For the organization’s first installment of its Voice at the Table series for 2023, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies will be in conversation with Dr. Lisa Cook,…
Joint Center President Speaks at Harvard Law School About Intersection of Technology and Public Interest
Joint Center President Spencer Overton spoke at Harvard Law School for a John Platt conversation on the intersection of technology and public interest.
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Participates in Groundwork Collaborative Twitter Chat on Jobs Day Numbers
On Dec. 2, 2022, Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Justin Nalley participated in Groundwork Collaborative’s Twitter chat on the Bureau of Labor Statistics November Jobs Report. In the chat, Nalley…
Joint Center President Celebrated at Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus 45th Anniversary
Joint Center President Spencer Overton was honored at the Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus’ 45th Anniversary Reception, Nov. 30, 2022. Dr. LaShonda Brenson, senior researcher at the Joint Center (pictured…
Experts Discuss Prioritizing the Black Rural South at the 2022 Joint Center Summit
At the 2022 Joint Center Future of Black Communities Summit, the panelists for Prioritizing the Black Rural South discussed challenges and opportunities in the Black Rural South; the differences between the…
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Discuss Technology Policy Priorities for Black Communities at the 2022 Joint Center Summit
At the 2022 Joint Center Future of Black Communities Summit, the featured speaker and panelists for the Technology Policy Priorities for Black Communities conversation discussed how Black communities are targets…