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Carliss Chatman writes about Texas ballot proposition to permanently ban taxes on security transactions in Bloomberg Law

Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman, Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law, wrote an op-ed on Proposition 6, a measure on the upcoming Texas's ballot that would make Texas the only state in the nation with a constitutional ban on securities-transfer taxes and occupation taxes on register market operators. Chatman notes that Texas is already a business-friendly state. And with no personal income tax, no…

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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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New Books Network – The Black Reparations Project

By New Books Network

A surge in interest in black reparations is taking place in America on a…

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Work isn’t working for a lot of America

By Tanzina Vega

Like many other Gen Xers, I had my first job at 14 years old…

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New study indicates the US wage gap between Black and white men may be bigger than previously understood

By Clark Merrefield

For journalists, researchers and policymakers interested in understanding how job earnings differ across demographic…

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Top Reparations Scholar Dr. Sandy Darity Appears On TV Special On 40 Acres And A Mule

By Ann Brown

The issue of reparations has been a topic of intense and heated debate and…

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Building the Numbers of Black Economists Also Brings Attention to Neglected Issues

By Thomasi McDonald

West Coast economist Brandon Ware was inspired to research food deserts when he had…

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