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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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Aaron Young Scholar Akanke Mason-Hogans nominated for the 2025 Beginning Teacher of the Year award at Durham Public Schools

We are proud to celebrate Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholar Akanke Mason-Hogans…

A Q&A with Postdoctoral Affiliate Eric E. Griffith

By Lucas Hubbard

Q+A: Eric Griffith, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associate within the Duke Center for the Study of…

Garry S. Mitchell to Lead Equity in Research Learning Collaborative March Meeting

The March meeting of the Center for Child and Family Policy’s Equity in Research…

Study Reveals Black Families’ Hesitancy Toward Home Visiting Programs Due to Surveillance Concerns

A research team, including Cook Center affiliates Imari Z. Smith and Lisa A. Gennetian,…

Society for Research in Child Development Spotlights Keisha Bentley-Edwards during Black History Month

Cook Center Associate Director of Research and Director of Health Equity Working Group Keisha…

Sandra Barnes Documentary “Four Voices: Journeys” Nominated for Two Nashville/Midsouth Emmys

By Aniyah Nelson

Faculty Affiliate Sandra Barnes documentary, “Four Voices: Journeys” has been nominated for two Nashville/Midsouth…

Carliss Chatman comments on corporate DEI attacks in Marketplace article

By Janet Nguyen

As legal attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives rise, Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman…

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William A. Darity Jr. Featured on WFAE show about Reparations

By Chris Jones

The conversations around reparations for the descendants of African slaves in America continues as…

A Q&A with Doctoral Fellow Arko Dasgupta

By Rachel Ruff

Arko Dasgupta is a PhD candidate in History at Carnegie Mellon University and a…

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Cook Center Research and William A. Darity Jr mentioned in article on Funding for Reparations Research

By Dawn Wolf

The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity and Director William “Sandy” Darity Jr….

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Will Damron published in Explorations in Economic History

Cook Center Postdoctoral Associate Will Damron was recently published in the Explorations in Economic…

Cook Center Researchers Investigate the Effect of Historical Trauma on the Black-White Health Gap

DURHAM, N.C. – The Black-white health gap is one of the most striking examples…

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