"I'm reluctant to say it only can be done by government, but I am not reluctant to say that Black Americans can't really do this on our own." —William A. Darity Jr. in interview for Forbes http://samuelduboiscookcenter.org/news/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_f9gfh7lyzv

My Juneteenth interview with Alice Jackson-Jolley at @Forbes on the magnitude of, origins of, and policies to eliminate the racial wealth gap in the United States: www.forbes.com/sites/ali-ja...

Affiliate Kisha N. Daniels was highlighted for her innovative hip hop pedagogy course, which partnered with Jordan High School for a visit from Rapsody. Read more: http://samuelduboiscookcenter.org/news?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_t4ucg9ltiw #SamuelDuboisCookCenter

In “Worker-Driven Social Responsibility & Infant Health,” Joaquin Rubalcaba & Alberto Ortega find that county-level participation in the Fair Food Program “helped reduce low-weight births among foreign-born mothers from Latin America” by 9%. @iuoneill.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Opinion: Columnist Carliss Chatman writes that corporate law has for decades been studied with Delaware as the default framework, and other jurisdictions treated largely as variations on that model. That framing is convenient, but it is also wrong.

Today, our Director, William A. Darity Jr., will give the keynote at the 2026 Conference on Discrimination in the 21st Century at the University of Chicago Becker Friedman Institute. http://uchicago.edu/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_8sdtwrlqiw

My Duke colleague @dronlylbr.bsky.social is a Professor of Population Health Sciences & core faculty in Duke's @sdcookcenter.bsky.social She's a national expert on how the criminal legal system & incarceration affect individuals, families, & communities 4/5 www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Sarah Gaither co-authors new research showing demographic forms can shape identity and belonging. Data collection can influence whether individuals feel excluded by institutions. Read more: http://samuelduboiscookcenter.org?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_dnz3thgekz

William Darity Jr. co-authors new BMJ research outlining a concrete plan for reparations. The proposal centers on closing the racial wealth gap and improving health outcomes. Read more here: http://samuelduboiscookcenter.org?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_icvjexb2jr

San Francisco! ✨ Bay Area! ✨ TONIGHT, I’ll be at the Commonwealth Club for the Chain of Ideas North America tour. Grab your last minute tickets for my book conversation with Kate Schatz, the co-author of Do the Work: An Antiracist Activity Book. ✌🏾 Tour tickets: www.ibramxkendi.com/events

New paper from our founding director @sandydarity.bsky.social published in BMJ Global Health! Outlines how to evaluate plans for black reparations in the USA: gh.bmj.com/content/11/S...

Tomorrow, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age, will be published. But today, on the eve of this book birthday, I am unveiling chainofideasbook.com. This isn’t your ordinary book website. Check it out!

Faculty Affiliate Alberto Ortega, along with Robynn Cox, Jamein P. Cunningham, and Kenneth Whaley, use railroads to uncover a relationship between racial segregation and homicide victimization rates. Read more: http://aeaweb.org?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_286kupomcb

We're excited to highlight Faculty Affiliate Mónica García-Pérez as a newly-elected 2026 member of the APPAM Policy Council! Congratulations Dr. García-Pérez! Link: http://appam.org?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_gjkfersqeb

Today we want to highlight Faculty Affiliate Henry McKoy for receiving the Harvey E. Beech Outstanding Alumni Award from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill! Congratulations Dr. McKoy! Read more: http://alumni.unc.edu?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_6fs2fl7rgz

Full article available here @urban-econ-papers.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New in RSUE: Race and home values in Durham, North Carolina: 1940–2020, by Omer Ali, Nicholas Datto, Pei Yi Zhuo, Clinton Boyd Jr., William A. Darity Jr.. #econsky #urbanecon

We want to highlight Faculty Affiliate Raffi García on his new title - Director of the Center for Financial Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Dr. García is an Associate Professor of Finance & Accounting in the Lally School of Management. Congratulations Dr. García!!

Faculty Affiliates Joaquin Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba and Alberto Ortega explore solutions to economic and infant health disparities among migrant parents in article in Demography! Link: http://dukeupress.edu/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_wynetp582x

Check out this article the quiet corporate rebrand of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, with comments from Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman! Link: http://www.marketplace.org/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_mokuxi5los #SamuelDuboisCookCenter

In a new report, Cook Center Director William A. Darity Jr. joins a team of researchers addressing racial and ethnic inequities in wealth and health among New Yorkers. Read more here: http://samuelduboiscookcenter.org/news/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_a0cfk4crgc

What is the relationship between race and home values in Durham, NC? Omer Ali and his co-authors find a strong association with racial composition and neighborhood rating in new paper. Link: http://samuelduboiscookcenter.org?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_qgxznks5b5

The intersection of wealth and race/ethnicity cannot be overstated in healthcare, housing, employment and incarceration.

From report co-author (and our director) @sandydarity.bsky.social: “The current study demonstrates the force of the connection between wealth and health outcomes, with strong implications for racial and ethnic disparities in New York City. Health gaps cannot be closed without closing wealth gaps.”

An important new report on wealth & health in NYC by demographic characteristics “White & Chinese respondents reported the highest median net worth ($142,000 & $320,000)” Puerto Rican: $160 Dominican: $300 African American: $500 American Indian/Alaska Native: $1000 www.nyc.gov/site/doh/abo...

Trump’s proposed investment accounts for newborns aim to build wealth early, but economists say the details matter. @sandydarity.bsky.social explains why allowing unequal contributions could deepen, not reduce, economic inequality. #SamuelDuboisCookCenter

Attendees were also shown a segment from the docuseries Shame of Chicago (created by Bruce Orenstein) that shared the history of the grassroots, multiracial movement whose efforts led to both HMDA and the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVGE...

We had a wonderful turnout at our event, Data as Power: 50 Years of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act! Panelists discussed the past, present, and future of HMDA data and its role in combatting redlining and enforcing fair lending laws.

Hear our director @sandydarity.bsky.social on the key differences between Baby Bonds and Trump Accounts: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Closing remarks from Natalie Moore: "All of this is about storytelling, and it's not just up to journalists."

Our last panel is where industry leaders will discuss where HMDA has been successful and how these lessons point the way forwards. See impactful quotes from the panel below.

Fair housing experts unpack the role of HMDA data on highlighting community inequities and holding financial institutions accountable. See impactful quotes from the panel below.

Key players from the original fight for The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) sit down to reflect on the impact of the multiracial movement and what lessons those efforts can offer us today! See impactful quotes from the panel below.

Starting off the Data as Power: 50 Years of HMDA conference with Episode 4 of Shame of Chicago by Artist in Residence Bruce Orenstein! Follow along with us as we celebrate the anti-redlining movement in Chicago. @woodstockinst.bsky.social Learn more here: woodstockinst.org/event/data-a...

Please welcome our founding director Sandy Darity (@sandydarity.bsky.social) to the platform!!

Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman wrote a column on how Tesla’s move to Texas is testing just how far modern corporate law will lean in favor of management. Read here: http://bloomberglaw.com?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_pkahx3khpp #SamuelDuBoisCookCenter

Please be advised: Dr. William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr.’s X account has been hacked (@SandyDarity). Any recent posts or messages from that account are not from Dr. Darity. We ask our community to disregard and report all content coming from that account until further notice. — The Cook Center

Today, Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean will be speak on a panel in the Future of Civil Rights and Democracy Series: “Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy?” Learn more here: http://law.columbia.edu/events?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_dgf1ig7qhf #SamuelDuboisCookCenter

Tonight at 6 PM - Faculty Affiliate @nancymaclean.bsky.social joins Janai Nelson and Carol Anderson for a panel on democracy and authoritarianism ⬇️

One week from today: join us for the next event in our Future of Civil Rights and Democracy series — “Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy.” Featuring Janai Nelson (NAACP LDF), historian Nancy MacLean, and author Carol Anderson, moderated by Kimberlé Crenshaw. Link in bio to reserve seats!

New post from our Faculty Affiliate @carlissc.bsky.social! news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Opinion: Tesla’s recent shareholder meeting demonstrates how state law can rewrite corporate democracy without ever changing the name of the game. It wasn’t just a win for Elon Musk; it was a test of how far modern corporate law will go to defer to the board.

Today at 2:30 pm! Featuring moderator @wilsonhartgrove.bsky.social and panelists William J. Barber, II; @nancymaclean.bsky.social; and John Witt

Faculty Affiliate Fenaba Addo contributed insight on the impact of college loan debt across racial lines in webinar hosted by the Institute for Research on Poverty. Full article: http://badgerherald.com?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_xawrx1iuf0 #SamuelDuBoisCookCenter

Capital B News highlights the expertise of Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. in their look what it would take to move forward reparations in NYC. Full article: http://capitalbnews.org?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_nwbhdeatvw #SamuelDuboisCookCenter

Next Monday, Faculty Affiliate Nancy MacLean will speak on a panel at the Public Theology in a Time of Authoritarianism symposium. Learn more: http://theologyandpolicy.yale.edu?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_mmwi0qz68s #SamuelDuboisCookCenter

Good article about this webinar, featuring our Faculty Affiliate Fenaba R. Addo: badgerherald.com/news/campus/...

Join us tomorrow, 10/29/25, for our webinar: "The Student Loan Crisis: Policy, Burden, and Borrower Well-Being" with Fenaba R. Addo, Dominique J. Baker, Daniel A. Collier. Learn more and register: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/the...

Faculty Affiliate Sandra L. Barnes’s recent research offers insight on the impact of faith, sexuality, and belonging in the lives of young Black people. Learn more here: http://samuelduboiscookcenter.org?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_fbixgp6rnv #SamuelDuBoisCookCenter

New post for @bloomberglaw.com from Faculty Affiliate @carlissc.bsky.social: "By constitutionally entrenching its pro-market posture, Texas is betting that predictability is the new subsidy." news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights...