The Nation’s Economic Recovery Is Still Unequal for Black Workers
Features the work and comments of economist William Darity Jr., a professor of public policy
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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News Tip: Constitutional Law Expert Available To Comment On Challenge To Roe v. Wade
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Register for Office for Institutional Equity Fall 2021 Workshops
Learn about diversity, equity and inclusion, and more through virtual sessions
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News Tip: Legal Experts Available to Discuss Boston Marathon Bomber Case
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Prosecutor in Chauvin Trial to Speak Virtually at Duke
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Race, Not Job, Predicts Economic Outcomes for Black Households
Black families fared worse after the Great Recession.
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News Tip: Child Welfare Experts Available to Discuss US Census Report on Poverty
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The Challenges Ahead for Afghan Refugees, and How Duke and Durham Will Help them
More than 100 Afghan refugees are expected to resettle in Durham
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The Tulsa Massacre, Racism and the Black-white Wealth Gap
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Sometimes, Even 3-Year-Olds Just Want to Fit in With the Group
As young children develop they start to go along with the crowd, not just follow the leader
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News Tip: Experts Available to Comment on Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
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Justice Dept. Closes Emmett Till Investigation Without Filing Charges
Features the work and comments of historian Timothy Tyson, a senior research scholar at Duke and author of “The Blood of Emmett Till”
Clinic Seeks Exoneration for Kalvin Michael Smith, Released Five Years Ago After Nearly 20 Years in Prison
Reports on a motion filed by Jim Coleman and Jamie Lau of the Wrongful Convictions Clinic at Duke Law School
Black and Hispanic Renters Experience Discrimination in Almost Every Major American City
Reports on a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, co-authored by Duke economics professor Christopher Timmins
The Complicated Lindbergh
Book review by Grant Wacker, Divinity School professor emeritus
Ohio Lawmakers Hire Lawyers Who Defended ‘Largest Racial Gerrymanders Ever Encountered’
Features comments by Gerry Cohen, an adjunct instructor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Advocates Push Nationwide Movement for Land Return to Blacks After Victory in California
Features comments by William Darity Jr., a Sanford School professor who co-authored a book on reparations published last year
‘Boundless’: A New Civil War Memorial in Wilmington Honors Black Union Soldiers
Features the work of Stephen Hayes, assistant professor of the practice of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke
How the Working Poor and Working Class Fared Since the Great Recession
Webinar with professor and economist William Darity Jr., a professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy
Lower-Income Households Hit Harder by Inflation, New Poll Says
Quotes Connel Fullenkamp, a professor of the practice and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Economics at Duke University
‘I Don’t Feel Like There Is Justice’: Less Than Half of Violent Crimes Lead to an Arrest
Interview with Philip Cook, an emeritus professor of public policy who has studied clearance rates across the nation for years