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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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Henry McKoy continues advocacy against new development plans in Durham with Hayti Reborn

By Ben Bokun

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Henry C. McKoy Jr. gave comments in CBS17 story about new development…

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New paper from Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein

A research team led by Dr. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences…

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MLK Day speech from Henry McKoy published in INDY Week

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Henry C. McKoy Jr.’s abridged version of a speech he delivered…

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Henry McKoy quoted in story about Hayti Reborn

By Akilah Davis

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Henry C. McKoy Jr. was quoted in WTVD-TV article about the…

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John Purakal publishes new paper on PTSD among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19 pandemic

A research team, including Cook Center Faculty Affiliate John Purakal, MD, MS, examines posttraumatic…

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William A. Darity Jr. adds comments to op-ed on Republican reparations bill in California

By Denise Amos

Cook Center Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. recently added comments to a CalMatters…

New Roundtable in Journal of American Studies featuring Dr. William A. Darity Jr. and Lucas Hubbard

Founding Director Dr. William A. Darity Jr., and Research Associate Lucas Hubbard were featured…

Cook Center Commissioned Article on HBCUs published in Du Bois Review

What Effect Does Being a Historically Black College/University Have on Endowments? In research funded…

A Q&A with Senior Faculty David M. Malone

By Rachel Ruff and Lucas Hubbard

Q+A: David Malone, Ph.D. Senior Faculty at the Duke Samuel DuBois Cook Center on…

Mentoring Program for Economics Faculty to convene in Atlanta for Spring Session

The Cook Center’s DITE program, which provides mentorship and support for tenure-track economists from…

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A Q&A with Research Associate Qirui Ju

By Rachel Ruff and Lucas Hubbard

Q+A: Qirui Ju Research Associate with the Duke Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social…

Spring Global Inequality Research Initiative (GIRI) Capstone Event to Showcase Student Research on Reparations and Disability Justice

The Global Inequality Research Initiative (GIRI) Capstone Event is set to take place on…

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