Op-Eds
Joint Center Senior Workforce Policy Analyst Pens Op-Ed in Support of Black Worker Bill of Rights
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Brian Kennedy II penned an op-ed featured in Next City’s Hear Us column. Hear Us is a column series that features experts of color and…
Joint Center Researcher Featured in Blavity Op-Ed on Student Loan Debt Relief
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director, Dr. Alex Camardelle, penned an op-ed in Blavity highlighting 10 reasons why the Biden administration should provide student loan debt forgiveness and its impact on…
Joint Center Pens Op-Ed in The Hill Explaining Why the Senate Shouldn’t Hesitate on Extending the Earned Income Tax Credit
Joint Center Vice President of Policy Jessica Fulton penned an op-ed in The Hill supporting Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) expansion. Fulton recently released a data brief on ETIC and…
Washington Post Op-Ed Mentions Joint Center Letter Urging President Biden to Appoint Black Members to the Federal Reserve Board
In a Washington Post op-ed, columnist Joe Davidson quoted a Joint Center and Black Economic Alliance letter to the Biden Administration encouraging them to appoint multiple Black candidates to Federal…
Joint Center Op-Ed: After Georgia, Senators Must Prioritize Staff Diversity
Sources: CNN, NYT, Cook & Joint Center.* After Black voters in Georgia enabled Democrats to control the Senate, Morning Consult published this commentary by Joint Center Senior Fellow of Diversity…
Joint Center Pens Op-Ed Urging Incoming Members of Congress to ‘Fix Capitol Hill’s Diversity Problem’
Joint Center Senior Fellow of Diversity and Inclusion Dr. LaShonda Brenson penned an op-ed in The Hill calling for new and returning Members of Congress—especially Members who represent diverse districts—to hire diverse staffs. In the op-ed, she writes…
Joint Center President Spencer Overton Calls for the CDC to Disclose Data on COVID-19 Deaths By Race in Washington Post Op-Ed
Even though early data suggests the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Black communities particularly hard, the federal government is not providing nationwide data about COVID-19’s impact by race. In a Washington Post op-ed, Joint…
Joint Center President Pens Op-Ed on the Marginalization of African Americans in Public Higher Education
Joint Center President penned an op-ed on the marginalization of African Americans in public higher education for the National Newspaper Publishers Association. In the op-ed, Spencer cites a Georgetown University…
In CNN Op-Ed, the Joint Center Presses Congress to Address Top Staff Diversity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2018 Contact: press@jointcenter.org In CNN Op-Ed, the Joint Center Presses Congress to Address Top Staff Diversity WASHINGTON – In a CNN op-ed, Spencer Overton, president of…
Joint Center President Writes Washington Post Op-Ed on House Diversity Report
Joint Center President, Spencer Overton, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post calling on Congress to address the lack of racial diversity among top staff in the U.S. House of…