Letters
Joint Center Submits Comments with Over 70 Organizations Opposing Department of Labor Proposed Rule on Registered Apprenticeship Programs
The Joint Center joined the National Taskforce on Tradeswomen’s Issues and over 70 signatories to submit comments strongly opposing the Department of Labor’s proposed rule, “Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered…
Coalition Condemns Trump’s Attempt to Dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa D. Cook
Aug. 27, 2025 Coalition Condemns Trump’s Attempt to Dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa D. Cook We, a coalition of civic and policy organizations, strongly condemn the attempt of President…
Joint Center Organizes Letter With Nearly 70 Civil Rights and Advocacy Groups Urging New Members of Congress to Hire Diverse Staff
The Joint Center organized four letters signed by nearly 70 civil rights and advocacy groups addressed to new and returning members of Congress urging them to hire racially diverse people…
Joint Center Signed Letter Urging for Additional Funding for CPS
The Joint Center, along with more than 140+ organizations and businesses from different sectors, signed a letter led by the Friends of BLS, urging for an additional $20.6 million in…
Joint Center Joins Civil Rights Advocates in Decrying the Removal of Civil Rights Protections in American Privacy Rights Act
The Joint Center, which is part of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Media/Telecommunications Task Force, signed a statement decrying the removal of civil rights protections in the…
Joint Center Joins Over 140 Organizations in Signing a Letter to President Biden in Support of DEIA
In a letter to President Biden, the Joint Center and 141 organizations are urging him to promote, protect, and strengthen programs that achieve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) for…
Joint Center Joins Over 100 National Organizations in Calling for Pro-Growth Tax Reform
The Joint Center signed a letter, drafted by Groundwork Collaborative, alongside over 100 national organizations in a tax working group, urging Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell…
Joint Center Strongly Supports Senate Confirmation of Dr. Lisa Cook and Dr. Philip Jefferson for Federal Reserve Board
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Black Talent Initiative drafted the following letter that conveys our enthusiastic endorsement of Dr. Lisa Cook and Dr. Philip Jefferson to the Board…
Joint Center Signs Letter Calling for Funds to Be Set Aside to Pay Committee Interns
The Joint Center signed a letter to Senate Committee on Appropriations Legislative Branch Chair Jack Reed (D-RI) and Senate Committee on Appropriations Legislative Branch Ranking Member Deb Fischer (D-NE) calling…
Joint Center Signs Letter to FTC to ‘Firmly Protect Civil Rights’
The Joint Center joined 40 organizations in sending a letter to the Federal Trade Commission to “emphasize the importance of developing specific, concrete civil rights protections in the Federal Trade…