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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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        Henry McKoy quoted in story about Hayti Reborn

        By Rachel Ruff | April 3, 2025

        Faculty Affiliate Dr. Henry C. McKoy Jr. was quoted in WTVD-TV article about the rezoning plans of Heritage Square in the historic Hayti District by developers looking to change the platform for multi-story, mixed-use development. Dr. McKoy is a co-founder of Hayti Reborn, which is rallying support from the community against these efforts. He is…

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        John Purakal publishes new paper on PTSD among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19 pandemic

        By Rachel Ruff | April 3, 2025

        A research team, including Cook Center Faculty Affiliate John Purakal, MD, MS, examines posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among emergency medicine physicians in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to provide a preliminary assessment of this relationship with considerations to other demographic and workplace factors, such as gender, geography, and previous diagnosis….

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        William A. Darity Jr. adds comments to op-ed on Republican reparations bill in California

        By Rachel Ruff | April 2, 2025

        Cook Center Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. recently added comments to a CalMatters article covering the controversy surrounding a GOP-backed reparations bill that fractured California’s Black Caucus and key grassroots supporters. In his remarks, Dr. Darity reaffirmed his long-held position that federal reparations, not state-level efforts, are the most viable and comprehensive path toward…

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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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