The current U.S. reparations movement appears to be getting some legs. Recently, New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed support for legislation that would offer Black New Yorkers repayment related to American slavery. In June, California Gov. Gavin Newsom received the final report and recommendations from the state’s Reparations Task Force, for his review. In August the City of…
On this edition of Your Call, we discuss reparations for Black communities in California. In late June, the California Reparations Task Force presented a proposal to the state Legislature with recommendations on how California can redress over a century of injustice towards African Americans. The report, which was delivered after two years of work, summarizes the harms…
The Issue: Much attention is devoted to economic uncertainty at the national or even global level which can impact large swaths of the population directly. Issues such as unforeseen price spikes can impose very real constraints on people’s spending and lead to difficult choices; an unexpected financial shock can spread and cost jobs. Yet many families experience chronic, high…
Dr. Dudley Flood, the namesake of The Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity (Flood Center), is an educational trailblazer, who served as a teacher and principal before being tasked with helping desegregate schools in North Carolina. He was also a coach, a role that taught him how to take hits and keep going, a measure…
Building a financially secure retirement is an uphill climb for many Americans, but it’s especially steep if you are Black. The numbers paint a stark picture. Black workers ages 51 to 64 are the least likely among all racial and ethnic groups to have a retirement account, according to a July 2023 report from the U.S. Government…
The reality for America’s Latino families often counters a popular policy argument: To escape poverty, families must fit the traditional two-parent mold where at least one has a steady job to avoid depending on government benefits. There are good reasons why these ingredients dominate the debate: Children do better when raised by two parents in a family…
Duke Law’s Center on Law, Race & Policy will be hosting the Critical (Legal) Collective Inaugural Convening on November 10-12, 2023 at Duke Law School. Topics to be explored from scholars across a myriad of fields include “Protecting and Expanding Academic Freedom”, “Democratic Practice”, and “Systemic Advocacy”. The full schedule of events is posted online. The event is…
America’s educators must not cower before lawmakers attempting to restrict what they teach students about America’s racial history, author and education reformer Lisa Delpit told hundreds of teachers attending the annual Color of Education summit in Raleigh on Saturday. Delpit, the author of the groundbreaking book, “Multiplication Is for White People” said teachers must engage…
We’re joined this month by William A.( “Sandy”) Darity to discuss reparations for Black Americans. Sandy Darity is Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. A founding theorist of stratification economics and foremost…
Loyola introduced a new interdisciplinary minor in race and ethnicity this fall to help students develop critical skills in analyzing the role race and ethnicity play in a society rooted in hierarchies of power, according to Loyola’s website. The minor is an initiative by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Racial Justice…