Roundups
Kristen Clarke Testifies, CBC at White House: April 15 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Biden-Harris administration meets with Congressional Black Caucus: Several members of the CBC—including Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-OH), and Senators Cory Booker…
Biden Budget Increases Spending for Education and Poverty Reduction: April 9 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration First draft of the budget proposal: Today, the White House will release its budget plans for the 2022 fiscal year. The plan proposes $1.52 trillion in spending, including a 16%…
Black Women Nominated for Appellate Court & Op-Ed on Tech CEOs Testimony: April 1 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Biden’s First Appellate Court Nominations: Three Black Women. For his first three federal Court of Appeals nominations, President Biden named three Black women—Ketanji Brown Jackson, Tiffany Cunningham, and Candace…
DC Statehood, OMB Director, Gun Reform & Tech CEOs Testify: March 25 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Funding for infrastructure: The Biden Administration may propose $3 trillion to spend on its Build Back Better jobs and infrastructure proposal, The Hill reports. The new package will reportedly be “split…
Joint Center Recommendations in Stimulus Package & Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: March 18 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Biden promises 100 million vaccines & stimulus checks: On Monday, President Biden promised to deliver 100 million vaccine doses and 100 million relief checks in the next 10…
Stimulus Will Cut Black Child Poverty, Confirmation of Marcia Fudge: March 9 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administation Biden will likely sign COVID-19 relief bill this week: On Saturday the U.S. Senate passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, and the House is scheduled to vote on the…
Push for Shalanda Young for OMB Director, House Vote on Policing Bill Thursday: March 3 Joint Center Roundup
Remembering Joint Center Co-Founder Vernon Jordan The Joint Center mourns the passing of Vernon Jordan, a civil rights icon, former president of the National Urban League, one of President Clinton’s closest…
Feb. 24 Roundup: The Possibility of a Black Woman as OMB Director
Biden Administration Aid for Black essential workers: In a roundtable with Black essential workers, President Biden said the White House is focusing on the needs of “the most left-behind community: the African…
Stimulus, HBCU Funding & Black Woman on Fed Board Possible: Feb. 18 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Biden talks equitable COVID-19 recovery in stumping for stimulus: At a CNN town hall, President Biden talked about his plan to address the challenges and solutions to ensure vaccine distribution…
CBC Agenda, Black Appellate Judges & 230 Reform: Feb. 10 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration President Biden pays tribute to Black service members: President Biden visited the Pentagon for the first time since taking office and spoke about the significance of Black service members throughout history…