Letters
Joint Center, Black Economic Alliance to Biden Administration: Appoint Black Members to Federal Reserve Leadership
Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the Black Economic Alliance (BEA) issued a letter to the Biden Administration encouraging them to appoint multiple Black candidates to…
Joint Center Signs Letter Urging the Chief Administrator Officer to Conduct a Study on Current Benefits for Staffers
The Joint Center signed a letter to U.S. House of Representatives Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor urging the office to conduct a study on the current benefits for staffers. The…
Joint Center Signs Letter in Support of Kristen Clarke to Lead Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice
The Joint Center joined over 100 national organizations in signing a letter of support for Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law President & Executive Director Kristen Clarke to be…
Joint Center Organizes Letter With Over 35 Civil Rights Groups Urging Majority Leader Schumer to Establish a Bipartisan Senate Diversity and Inclusion Office
The Joint Center organized a letter signed by over 35 civil rights groups addressed to Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) urging his office to establish a bipartisan Senate Diversity and Inclusion…
Joint Center Organizes Letter With Over 70 Civil Rights Groups Urging New Members of Congress to Hire Diverse Staff
The Joint Center organized two letters signed by over 70 civil rights groups addressed to new Members of Congress urging them to hire racially diverse people in their personal office…
Joint Center Signs Letter In Support of Re-Establishing the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
The Joint Center joined nearly 40 organizations and several individuals in signing a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren…
Joint Center Joins 120 Civil Rights Groups and Allies in Signing a Letter Condemning the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
The Joint Center joined 120 civil rights groups and allies in signing a letter condemning the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping issued by President Donald Trump in…
Joint Center Signs Letter Urging Policymakers to Oppose the Online Content Policy Modernization Act
The Joint Center signed a letter, addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), urging them to oppose S.4632, the “Online Content Policy…
Joint Center Signs Letter to House & Senate Leadership Urging Them to Take Legislative Action in Response to Ongoing Police Brutality Against Black People in the United States
Today, the Joint Center signed a letter with a total of 454 organizations urging the U.S. House and Senate to “take swift and decisive legislative action in response to ongoing…
Joint Center Signs Letter In Support of Establishing a Senate Office of Diversity and Inclusion
The Joint Center joined seven other organizations in signing a letter to U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Legislative Branch Subcommittee Chair Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Ranking Member Chris Murphy (D-CT) urging…