Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Members of Congress are staffing up their offices RIGHT NOW. It’s imperative that their top staff reflects the diversity of their districts. Learn why here: https://lnkd.in/eeF6hVmz

📣 The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity) are proud to announce our landmark partnership which aims to address systemic barriers and drive transformative economic growth for Black entrepreneurs and underserved communities. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ekn28CJT #SupportBlackEntrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #BlackOwnedBusiness

Did your House representative hire top staff that matches the diversity of your congressional district? Check and see on the Joint Center’s tracker: https://lnkd.in/eG72x2QT #DiversityOnTheHill

🚨 #AmericaHasAProblem: the Joint Center’s research found that people of color make up 41.1% of the U.S. population, but only 18% of U.S. House top staff and 15.8% of U.S. Senate top staff. Learn why we’re calling for #DiversityOnTheHill in this short explainer video: https://lnkd.in/ef9NFUst

Did your senator hire top staff that matches the diversity of your state? Check and see on the Joint Center’s tracker: https://lnkd.in/e78g-U2K #DiversityOnTheHill

Top personal office staff in Congress are responsible for shaping the $6.1 trillion U.S. federal budget, drafting laws, and more. But few are people of color. Learn more here: ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eeF6hVmz

Over the weekend, I had a chance to provide insight for this explainer article from the Associated Press on how the president-elect's tax plans will affect all of us. In short, it's very clear that by further cutting taxes for the wealthy and corporations (who already received a big break in recent years!), he will add to the national debt and contribute to higher interest rates and prices for the rest of us. Thank you, Fatima Hussein, for allowing me the opportunity to contribute. https://lnkd.in/ecwx6riq

This month, the Joint Center launched the hiring campaign for the #119thCongress, Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad shared our recommitment to our mission as America’s Black think tank, Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott was interviewed in Diverse Issues: In Higher Education, and more. Read our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eaEZwv2r

POPVOX Foundation launched a nonpartisan podcast designed to support new House members and staffers navigating New Member Orientation, and the Joint Center launched an interactive tracking tool that shows which newly-elected and returning members of Congress are hiring diverse top staff and whether their top hires' diversity falls short of their constituencies' racial makeup. Learn more in our Hill Diversity newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gQyErhTg

🚨 #AmericaHasAProblem: The Joint Center's research found that people of color make up 41.1% of the U.S. population, but only 18% of U.S. House top staff and 15.8% of U.S. Senate top staff. Learn why we’re calling for #DiversityOnTheHill in this short explainer video: https://lnkd.in/ef9NFUst