How Racial Identity and Polarization Could Influence the Election
Duke faculty discuss protests, racism and politics during media briefing
Topic Race & Culture
Duke scholars are examining forces around race, class, gender, culture, sexuality and religion in their teaching and research and in the community.
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Duke University to Increase Faculty Diversity, Campus Inclusion with $16M from The Duke Endowment
A $16 million grant from The Duke Endowment will amplify Duke University’s efforts to recruit diverse faculty and develop programming that enhances an inclusive environment, President Vincent E. Price announced Thursday.
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Bringing Transparency and Coordination to Addressing Hate and Bias Issues
University begins to implement working group recommendations
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Trustees Address University Efforts on Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism
The Duke University Board of Trustees endorsed the university’s efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism in a wide-ranging series of sessions and conversations at its quarterly meeting Friday and Saturday.
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Fragile Democracy: Race and Voting Rights in North Carolina
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Duke’s Nolan Smith, Referred to as ‘The People’s Champ’ by Coach K, Named Points of Light Honoree for Activism
Covers the announcement of the award to be given to Smith, director of basketball operations and player development
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Study: Progressive Churches Becoming More Politically Active
Interview with Duke professor Mark Chaves, director of the the National Congregations Study
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Cory Booker, Chuck D and More Will Talk Voter Suppression at the Hip-Hop Political Education Summit
Previews the opening panel, to be moderated by Duke lecturer and music producer 9th Wonder and professor Mark Anthony Neal
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In Trump Era, More Progressive Churches Get Politically Active
A Duke sociologist and co-author find a spike in the willingness of progressive Black churches to engage in politics during the Trump era.
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How First and Second Amendments Apply in Protests
Duke legal scholars examine the constitutional debate during media briefing
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New Paper Examines Disproportionate Effect of Eugenics on NC’s Black Population
A sordid element of North Carolina’s history is its eugenics program, which authorized sterilization of many citizens throughout much of the 20th century.
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How Much Is Owed to Afro-Descendants in the Americas?
Commentary co-authored by William A. Darity Jr.
Color of Education Summit
Virtual event with Keisha Bentley-Edwards of the Cook Center on Social Equity, and Danita Mason-Hogans of the Center for Documentary Studies
Latin Heritage Month: COVID-19 Frontline Workers
Interview with Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, an associate professor in Family Medicine and Community Health who helped start Latin-19
2020 First Generation MBAs: Malena Lopez-Sotelo
Q&A with Lopez-Sotelo, a MBA student at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
Celebrities, Local Advocates Highlight Challenges Black Women Face
Interview with Adriane Lentz-Smith, an associate professor of history at Duke
State Fair Traditions Remembered
Interview with Lee D. Baker, a professor of cultural anthropology, sociology and African and African American studies at Duke
How Does Pop Culture Influence Political Moments?
Q&A with professor Mark Anthony Neal
What Kamala Harris Put Up With
Quotes Karla Holloway, who has taught African American studies and women’s studies at Duke
Durham City Leaders Pass Resolution for Reparations
Interview with William Darity Jr.
North Carolina: Segregation and Charter Schools
Discusses new research by Helen Ladd, a distinguished professor emeritus at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy