Press Release
Joint Center Welcomes New Vice President of Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2022 CONTACT: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org, 202-789-3500 Joint Center Welcomes New Vice President of Development Joint Center continues to grow its senior leadership team with the…
New Poll from Joint Center Reveals Black Businesses Faced Economic and Resource Challenges Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic
Survey Finds More than 50 Percent of Black Business Owners Faced Lack of Cash Reserves or Cash Flow Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Joint Center for…
Federal Workforce Trainings Programs Frequently Fail to Track Data by Race, Reveals Report from Joint Center
Federal Workforce Trainings Programs Frequently Fail to Track Data by Race, Reveals Report from Joint Center Increasing number of Black workers who transition into good jobs depends on effectiveness of…
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Joint Center Commends President Biden for the Nominations of Dr. Lisa Cook and Dr. Philip Jefferson
The selection comes on the heels of our urging the president to appoint multiple Black candidates to the Fed WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Center President Spencer Overton issued the following…
JOINT CENTER TO SENATE: Help Black Workers, Extend Expanded Earned Income Tax Credit in Build Back Better Act
America’s Black think tank releases brief recommending the EITC be made permanent, expanded to help childless Black workers in BBB Washington, D.C. — Today, as part of their new Economic…
Joint Center Mourns the Loss of Colin Powell
WASHINGTON—The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released the following statement from Spencer Overton, president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, on the passing of former U.S.…
Joint Center Outlines Key Principles for Supporting Black Workers in New Issue Brief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2021 Press Contact: Victoria Johnson, victoria@jointcenter.org, 202-789-3500 press@jointcenter.org Research and analysis includes five policy recommendations for lawmakers preparing for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization WASHINGTON…
New Joint Center Report Finds People of Color Are Significantly Underrepresented in U.S. Senate Committee Top-Level Positions
Most U.S. Senate Committee Chairs and Ranking Members Fail to Hire Top Staff That Reflects U.S. Diversity Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released Racial Diversity Among Senate Committee Top…
Senators Hirono, Luján & Warnock Have Most Diverse Staff; Over 27 Percent of Senate Democratic Committee Offices Have No Black Staff
Joint Center Ranks Senators Based on 2021 Senate Democratic Diversity Data WASHINGTON — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies commends Senate Democrats for releasing their fifth annual survey on racial, ethnic,…