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...

Congratulations to our Faculty Affiliate Sarah E. Gaither, who was named a 2025 Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)! https://spsp.org/news/spsp-news/2025-spsp-fellows-announced

Two upcoming events/deadlines from @weare-org.bsky.social: 1. November 12 + 13 - Curriculum Workshop 2. November 21 - Deadline for proposals for Let's Talk Racism Conference 2026

Earlier this month, Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. spoke at the Bob Moses Conference in Boston, joining Bryan Stevenson, Ruha Benjamin, Rachel Barkow, and others to discuss the lasting economic and social impacts of slavery and mass incarceration. baystatebanner.com/2025/10/15/s...

New paper on how heightened immigration enforcement reduces farmworker labor participation and work hours, reshaping the U.S. agricultural labor market -- from Faculty Affiliate Joaquín Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

In a new publication for SSM-Mental Health, Faculty Affiliate Joaquín Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba examines how mixed-status families influence the mental health of foreign-born farmworkers, revealing both protective factors and unique stressors. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Founding director William A. Darity Jr. on Gavin Newsom's confounding approach to black reparations: “He’s behaved like most Democratic Party politicians, which is to some degree evade making a full commitment to reparations." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

An amazing new article in ESSENCE Magazine from our associate in research Rachel Ruff! "HBCU alums are constantly reminding the world that their institutions are not relics of the past but engines for the future." www.essence.com/education/le...

Faculty Affiliate Joaquín Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba co-authors a new study showing how heightened immigration enforcement reduces farmworker labor participation and work hours, reshaping the U.S. agricultural labor market. #SamuelDuboisCookCenter

🚨 S4E2 of Questions You Didn't Ask is LIVE! Niasha Fray, Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards & Farad Ali explore the hidden costs of “convenience” in underserved communities, economic inequities, & health equity. Listen & share! 🎧 niashafray.com/podcast #EconomicJustice #HealthEquity #SocialImpact

Happy to share this essay on the unevenness of evictions across the City of Toronto…check it out at @metropolitiques.bsky.social… @uoftsociology.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social @uoftbrn.bsky.social @newhousingalt.bsky.social @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social @sdcookcenter.bsky.social

💥 Coming soon: Questions You Didn’t Ask Season 4, Series 4 💥 No Health, No Wealth — Economic Justice & Health Equity. Guests Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards + Farad Ali explore systemic inequality, the “Black Tax,” barriers, and solutions for building #WealthEquity + #HealthEquity. #BlackSky