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The failure of ‘democratized’ health care, and parasites on parade: Books in brief

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Supreme Court’s Student Loan Decision Will Impact Black Women Most

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Here’s where NC ranks in survey of 2023’s States with the Most Racial Progress

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How reparation efforts in Barbados found an international spotlight

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Dr. Gwendolyn Wright Receives Duke Presidential Award

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How Crypto Leaves Black Investors in the Red

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Casteism in India vs Racism in the US: a Comparative Approach

Episode Summary: Continuing conversations in his own research and events such as Annihilation of Caste, Dr. William “Sandy” Darity hosts three guests to compare and contrast Casteism in India, and Racism in the United States. Dr. Nico Slate, head of the History Department at the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon…

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Why Meghan and Harry’s Marriage Story is Resonating with People

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Black Women and Da ‘Rona

Episode Summary: The conversation, hosted by Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, discusses the history of how pandemics have affected Black women worldwide. With co-editors Dr. Julia Jordan-Zachery and Dr. Shamara Wyllie Alhassan, we learn how there is a lack of Black women’s stories when it comes to pandemics and how Covid-19 has exposed the lack of infrastructure…

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García-Pérez wins 2022 ASHE Award