Press Statements
Joint Center Mourns the Passing of First Black Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Joint Center Mourns the Passing of First Black Secretary of Labor WASHINGTON — In response to the passing of former…
Joint Center Joined National Urban League’s Fair Budget Coalition
The National Urban League formed a new alliance of civil rights leaders, economic justice advocates, and policy experts demanding for a federal budget that centers fairness, opportunity, and economic security.…
Joint Center Applauds Senator Booker for Historic Senate Speech & Standing Up for Black Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Joint Center Applauds Senator Booker for Historic Senate Speech & Standing Up for Black Americans WASHINGTON — In response to…
Joint Center Condemns Executive Order to Close the Department of Education, Citing Threat to Black Academic Advancement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Victoria Johnson, victoria. johnson@jointcenter.org Joint Center Condemns Executive Order to Close the Department of Education, Citing Threat to Black Academic…
Joint Center Responds to Unprecedented Removal of EEOC Commissioners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 29, 2025 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Joint Center Responds to Unprecedented Removal of EEOC Commissioners WASHINGTON—In response to President Donald Trump’s decision to fire two commissioners…
Joint Center Mourns the Passing of President Jimmy Carter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 3, 2025 Contact: Victoria Johnson, victoria.johnson@jointcenter.org press@jointcenter.org Joint Center Mourns the Passing of President Jimmy Carter WASHINGTON — In response to the passing of President Jimmy…
Joint Center Recommits to Our Work as America’s Black Think Tank
Dear Supporters and Partners of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, As we navigate the ongoing change in today’s political environment, we are once again reminded of how…
The Joint Center Mourns the Passing of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2024 The Joint Center Mourns the Passing of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee WASHINGTON — In response to the passing of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX),…
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 Mourns the Loss of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.
WASHINGTON — In response to the passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr., (D-NJ), the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released the following statement: “We mourn the loss…