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.
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…
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….
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…
Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. was interviewed for a Forbes Talk by Ali Jackson-Jolley to discuss what economic freedom looks like in 2026. Dr. Darity is one of the leading voices in academia advancing the case for Black reparations in the U.S. He co-authored From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the…
A recent feature highlighted how Kisha N. Daniels, associate professor of the practice in education, continues to expand the reach of her service‑learning course, The Critical Pedagogy of Hip Hop, through community‑centered partnerships with Durham Public Schools. The story follows a semester‑long collaboration between Daniels’ Duke students and 11th graders at Jordan High School, culminating…
A study coauthored by faculty affiliates Joaquin Alfredo‑Angel Rubalcaba and Alberto Ortega explore the effectiveness of worker‑driven social responsibility programs on infant health outcomes in migrant farmworker communities. Published in Demography, the research examines whether the Fair Food Program, a worker‑rights initiative supported by corporate premiums, has had measurable health impacts on the communities it…
