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      • The Samuel DuBois Cook Center is a scholarly collaborative that studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects.

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      • William A. Darity Jr. joins Justene Hill in conversation about The Freedmen’s Bank

        By Rachel Ruff | April 11, 2025

        Join Founding Director, Dr. William A. Darity Jr., in a Fireside Chat with Dr. Justene Hill on her new book, Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank, on Thursday, April 17 at 4:45pm at the Center for Documentary Studies. Justene Hill is associate professor of history at the University of Virginia…

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        Ronda Taylor Bullock featured in EdNC article on 10-year anniversary of we are

        By Rachel Ruff | April 9, 2025

        Faculty Affiliate Ronda Taylor Bullock was featured in article detailing the impact of multiple organizations in North Carolina highlighting student voices. Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock is the co-founder and lead curator of her organization, we are, which stands for “working to extend anti-racist education”. In its 10th year, Dr. Bullock emphasized we are’s role in…

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        Nancy MacLean Gives Powerful Remarks at Organization of American Historians

        By Rachel Ruff | April 8, 2025

        Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean, Ph.D. gave historical context to the political ideology of the current White House Administration on a panel at the opening session of the Organization of American Historians. Dr. MacLean is the William H. Chafe Distinguished Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University. Neil Steinberg uses Dr. MacLean’s comments as…

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  • About
      • About Samuel DuBois Cook
      • Director’s Message
      • Contact Us
        • People
          • Distinguished Fellows
          • Career Achievement Award
        • Work With Us
          • Outside Opportunities
      • The Samuel DuBois Cook Center is a scholarly collaborative that studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects.

  • Research
        • Research Themes
          • Class, Wealth, & Social Mobility
          • Health Equity
          • Education Equity & Policy
          • Visual Narratives of Inequality
          • Environmental Justice
          • Policing Enforcement & Justice
          • Artificial Intelligence
      • Books
      • Journal Articles
      • Reports, Briefs, and Essays
  • Education
        • High School Programs
          • Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research Institute
        • Faculty Programs
          • Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics (DITE)
      • Graduate Programs
      • Doctoral Fellows Program
      • Postdoctoral Programs
  • Media
      • Voices in Equity Podcast
      • Shame of Chicago
      • Durham’s Black Wall Street Exhibit
  • News & Events
      • Nancy MacLean speaks at Columbia Law about Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy

        By Rachel Ruff | November 17, 2025

        Today, Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean, William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy Emerita at Duke University, will speak with Professor Carol Anderson, Janai Nelson, and Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw at Columbia Law School. She will be apart of a panel, presented by The Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies  and the African American…

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        Carliss Chatman writes Bloomberg Law column on how Tesla’s move to Texas reshapes shareholder rights

        By Rachel Ruff | November 13, 2025

        Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman, Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law, wrote a column on how Tesla’s move to Texas is testing just how far modern corporate law will lean in favor of management. In 2024, Tesla strategically moved its legal home from Delaware to Texas. A move that positioned the company to benefit from…

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        Keisha Bentley-Edwards to deliver 2025 Payne Lecture in Faith, Justice, and Health Care

        By Rachel Ruff | November 12, 2025

        Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University, will deliver the Richard Payne Lecture in Faith, Justice, and Health Care this Friday. The event is hosted by the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School. Her lecture, titled Black Women’s Religion and Their Health: When Individual and Institutional Factors Intersect, represents…

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