Joint Center Roundups
Biden Administration’s Investments for HBCUs, Enoh T. Ebong Nominated for USTDA & More: Oct. 15 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Investing in HBCUs: Amid reports that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) may only receive a total of $2 billion instead of $45 billion initially proposed by President…
Less Funding for HBCUs, Senate Confirms Erek Barron & More: Oct. 8 Joint Center Roundup
The Joint Center is releasing an abbreviated roundup this week. We will resume our more robust roundup soon. Biden Administration HBCUs may receive less funding: Associated Press reports that Historically Black Colleges…
Federal Agencies Announce Steps for Voting Engagement, Budget Reconciliation Package Negotiations & More: Sept. 30 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Federal government agencies announce new steps for voter engagement in response to President Biden’s executive order: The White House announced that more than a dozen federal government agencies are sharing…
Haitian Migrant Crisis, Police Reform Negotiations Collapse & More: Sept. 23 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Response to Haitian migrants’ crisis: Outrage spread after footage of Border Patrol agents on horses chasing and whipping Haitian migrants crossing the Mexican border into Texas was made public. In…
The Freedom to Vote Act, EITC Audits Cluster in Predominantly Black States & More: Sept. 16 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration President Biden and Vice President Harris support the Freedom to Vote Act: President Biden tweeted that the “sacred act to vote is under attack across the country” and that “we…
Vice President Harris on Texas Voting Law, Biden to Appoint Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs & More: Sept. 9 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Vice President Harris criticizes new Texas voting law: Vice President Kamala Harris called the new Texas voting law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott “one of the most restrictive in the…
Members of Congress Mobilize on Eviction Moratorium, Biden Responds to Hurricane Ida: Sept. 2 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Hurricane Ida leaves millions without power: Hurricane Ida hits the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane causing $50 billion or more in total damage in Louisiana and leaving the entire…
Eviction Moratorium Heads to Supreme Court, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Heads to Senate: Aug. 26 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Eviction moratorium heads to the Supreme Court: A coalition of landlords and real estate trade groups in Alabama and Georgia challenged the latest eviction moratorium extension by the…
Biden’s Build Back Better for Black Communities, CBC Efforts to Advance Voting Rights: Aug. 19 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration How is President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda helping Black communities? The White House released a fact sheet on how the Build Back Better agenda will help Black…
A Significant Black Confirmation, Infrastructure Bill Passed in the Senate & More: Aug. 11 Joint Center Roundup
The Joint Center team will be releasing an abbreviated roundup this week and next. We will resume our more robust roundup in two weeks. Biden Administration Eunice C. Lee confirmed…