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Rachel Ruff Authors ESSENCE Feature on HBCU Graduates and Students Shaping the Future of Business, Fashion, and STEM

Rachel Ruff, Research Associate and Research & Communications Fellow at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center, was a featured contributor in the Fall/Winter 2025 issue of ESSENCE Magazine, where she authored “Leaders of The New School: How Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Defying the Odds and Creating a New Class of Innovators.” HBCU alums are constantly reminding the world that their institutions are not…

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‘An investment not a debt’: Why reparations for slavery is back in the mainstream and gaining momentum

By Rebekah Sager

The current U.S. reparations movement appears to be getting some legs. Recently, New York…

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What should reparations for Black communities look like in California?

By Malihe Razazan and Rose Aguilar

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss reparations for Black communities in California….

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The Financial and Psychological Costs of Income Volatility

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Bradley Hardy

The Issue: Much attention is devoted to economic uncertainty at the national or even global level…

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Color of Education Summit focuses on the path forward as a collective

By Derick Lee

Dr. Dudley Flood, the namesake of The Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity (Flood…

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The Racial Retirement Gap in 7 Facts

By Andy Markowitz

Building a financially secure retirement is an uphill climb for many Americans, but it’s…

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Latinos In Poverty Are Working More, Can’t Get Ahead

By Lisa Gennetian

The reality for America’s Latino families often counters a popular policy argument: To escape…

Register for Duke Law’s Critical (Legal) Collective Inaugural Convening

Duke Law’s Center on Law, Race & Policy will be hosting the Critical (Legal) Collective Inaugural Convening…

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Black scholars: Teachers shouldn’t cave to pressure to restrict lessons about U.S. racial history

By Greg Childress

America’s educators must not cower before lawmakers attempting to restrict what they teach students…

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Reparations for Black Americans w/ William A. Darity

By Scott Ferguson and William Saas

We’re joined this month by William A.( “Sandy”) Darity to discuss reparations for Black…

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Loyola Introduces Interdisciplinary Minor in Race and Ethnicity

By Julia Pentasuglio

Loyola introduced a new interdisciplinary minor in race and ethnicity this fall to help…

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How People Perceive Multiracial Faces Isn’t Always So Black and White

By Dan Vahaba

DURHAM, N.C. – Barack Obama. Meghan Markle. Trevor Noah. Depending on your race, you…

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< 1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison. Why?

By Scott Detrow

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The cost of health care behind bars is getting more expensive….

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