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William A. Darity Jr. Works on Report for NYC Health Department Studying Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Wealth and Health

February 20, 2026 — A new first-of-its-kind study of nearly 3,000 adults in New York City finds significant inequities in wealth and health outcomes across the 11 most common racial and ethnic groups, showing that Black and Latino New Yorkers have less wealth and unfairly worse health outcomes compared to others. Conducted in June 2024 by the NYC Health Department in collaboration with the City…

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William A. Darity Jr. and Lisa Gennetian: A Child-Centered Framework for Black Reparations

New research published in Nature Human Behaviour advances a case for child-centric Black reparations…

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William A. Darity Jr. Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

We are excited to celebrate Founding Director, William A. Darity Jr. in his election…

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Lisa Gennetian featured on Institute for Research on Poverty podcast

Many countries use direct cash aid programs as an integral part of their social…

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Kisha Daniels quoted in Duke Chronicle about student fatigue

By Lucas Lin

Faculty Affiliate Kisha Daniels gave comments in Duke Chronicle feature about the potential impact…

Fenaba Addo featured in Brookings conversation on social issues and dynamics

On April 15th, Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Fenaba Addo joined the Kitchen table gathering…

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A Q&A with Faculty Affiliate Jim C. Harper II

By Rachel Ruff

Q+A: Jim C. Harper II Associate Dean for the School of Graduate Studies and Professor…

Fenaba Addo co-authors paper on Black and White Wealth Differentials

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Fenaba R. Addo, Ph.D., recently coauthored a review article in…

Spring DITE Conference Held in Atlanta

By Lucas Hubbard

Pop quiz: You’re a junior economics professor who’s about to go up for tenure….

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John Purakal recognized as Sullivan Award Recipient in Duke Today

Faculty Affiliate John Purakal was recently featured in Duke Today as one of the…

William A. Darity Jr. joins Justene Hill in conversation about The Freedmen’s Bank

Join Founding Director, Dr. William A. Darity Jr., in a Fireside Chat with Dr….

Ronda Taylor Bullock featured in EdNC article on 10-year anniversary of we are

By Derick Lee

Faculty Affiliate Ronda Taylor Bullock was featured in article detailing the impact of multiple…

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Nancy MacLean Gives Powerful Remarks at Organization of American Historians

By Neil Steinberg

Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean, Ph.D. gave historical context to the political ideology of the…

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