Denise A. Smith Mary Jane Legacy Project Tomorrow (9/12) at 6:00pm ET, join us for a panel discussion elevating the experiences of Black women in higher education and how policy can help. Featuring: Denise A. Smith @LoriPattonDavis @DrVEvansWinters @KaylaCElliott LaWanda Ward Register: ↪️ bit.ly/4dQzwea

Lmfao we had an in person meeting today and son said let’s just have a moment of silence and this lady yelled out “FOR FRANKY BEVERLY I KNOW THATS RIGHT” and he was just like well no…for 9/11 😭

These MAGA assholes are beyond the pale. This woman is not alone in her horror story. 🥺👇

Love this. #HarrisWalz2024

What is a "good job" in rural America, and who has them? In this NEW episode, Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) talks with Georgetown CEW Dr. Jeff Strohl & Joint Center Dr. Kayla C. Elliott to break it down. Our thanks to Ascendium's Education Philanthropy for making this new series possible! Listen bit.ly/3UeieQP

An unmatched duo.

It’s time to amend Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act to better meet the needs of 21st-century students of color and low-income students, write Jessie Hernández-Reyes, Dr. Kayla C. Elliott, and Anna Byon. edtrust.org/rti/updating-t… via @edtrust

Thank you so much to the amazing Dr. Kayla C. Elliott for guest speaking in my policy class. The students learned so much and they loved you! :)

Thanks for inviting me, Amy. Your students had such great energy and asked poignant questions! Always happy to talk to the next round of researchers and administrators!

Ketanji Brown Jackson has a law degree from Harvard & 25+ yrs of experience yet had her qualifications questioned when nominated for the Supreme Ct. Meanwhile Betsy DeVos & Linda McMahon get to be the Secretary of Ed w/o degrees in education or teaching experience. I wonder why🤔

“We out here humanizing robots and dehumanizing trans folks.” – Indya Moore

This month, the Joint Center launched the hiring campaign for the #119thCongress, Joint Center President D. Asante-Muhammad shared our recommitment to our mission as America’s Black think tank, Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla C. Elliott was interviewed in @DiverseIssues, and more. Read our

Florida refused to spend $12m to abide by a new federal law, so delayed KidCare for over a year for 42k kids; refuses to participate in Summer EBT which would alleviate summer hunger for kids w $259m in summer SNAP, bc it wld cost $13m & yet they found $15m to ban books

Octavia Butler, whose work has been brought up often in recent days, is buried in an Altadena cemetery that was burned in the LA wildfires. How utterly tragic. There is no escaping the climate emergency. Not even for the dead who saw it coming. axios.com/2025/01/13/wil…

I had to Google this, and I must say… the Lord is waiting on a lot of y’all to call on Him. Now.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed literacy tests, poll taxes, and other obstacles to voting. Black women like Patricia Roberts Harris, Vivian Malone, and Zephyr Wright (pictured) demanded full access to the liberties of citizenship.