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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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Cook Center Affiliates Discuss Economic and Educational Barriers at Black Policy Conference

By Rachel Ruff

On Saturday, February 22nd, the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy hosted its…

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Participatory Design, AI, and Research Ethics: Dr. Quran Karriem on Inequality in Research

By Rachel Ruff

As part of the Inequality Studies Minor, the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social…

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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