Dr. Christopher Ouma (English) whenisayafrica.com Monday October 6 , from 7-9pm!

Congratulations to Prof. Deondra Rose, author of "The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy," on receiving the Best Book on Race and Political Change award from the @apsa.bsky.social Race, Ethnicity and Politics (REP) section! #AcademicSky #hbcu

PODCAST: A Duke/Durham team is building a database of >23K people with #MentalHealth diagnoses locally incarcerated 2014-2023, with a goal of better interventions and stronger partnerships between health and criminal justice systems in Durham and beyond. https://ow.ly/G6gO50X3Qab

📢ICYM: Dr. Tracie Canada in conversation with Dr. Javier Wallace about her latest book, Tackling the Everyday! Tomorrow Sept 16 6pm at Goldenfig books in Carrboro, NC. More info here: t.co/Jm6u9X5Ey9

Left of Black Digital Series Wins Two Telly Awards for Video Excellence leftofblack.org/left-of-blac...

Dr. Wylin Wilson - A Labor of Love to Improve Health and Human Connection facultyadvancement.duke.edu/news/labor-l...

Dr. Kimberly Johnson will co-lead a new NIH-funded consortium to improve care for people with serious illness and their caregivers. medicine.duke.edu/news/duke-in...

Dr. Chantell Evans (@channyskye.bsky.social) Named a McKnight Scholar for Research in Neuronal Mitophagy www.cellbio.duke.edu/news/chantel...

A Day in the Life of Erica Washington: The Fungi Expert today.duke.edu/2025/08/day-...

Welcome to Season 2 of “Duets,” a podcast that showcases research collaborations between faculty, students and community partners across Durham and North Carolina. trinity.duke.edu/duets-season...

DCRI Accomplishments showcases the publications, awards, and other achievements of our faculty members, including Drs. Wilder and Bloomfield. dcri.org/news/dcri-ac...

Be sure to check out all of our August new releases, including "The Disturbing Profane" the #NewBook on hip hop and religion from Joseph A. Winters. buff.ly/PhgoZQS

When we conducted our Color of Wealth series across 6 U.S. cities, Tulsa was the city with the largest black-white wealth and income gaps: samuelduboiscookcenter.org/wp-content/u...

New "Lancet" Paper Examines Role of Policy in Equitable Organ Transplant! surgery.duke.edu/news/new-lan...

"Why Do You Study That" with Dr. Jamila Minga! www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxG...

Celebrating John Brown's Impact on Duke Arts! 🎨🎶 arts.duke.edu/with-gratitu...

Congratulations Dr. Fannin ! headnecksurgery.duke.edu/news/dr-dana...

📣New Book Alert: Dr. Joseph Winters (Religious Studies) - Disturbing Profane: Hip Hop, Blackness, and the Sacred @dukepress.bsky.social - Save 30% with coupon code SAVE30 www.dukeupress.edu/the-disturbi...

Dr. Jarvis McInnis (English) on the "Afterlives of the Plantation" trinity.duke.edu/news/looking...

Dr. Mark Anthony Neal on the Legacy of Malcolm X ! @markanthonyneal.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/arts/commoti...

Summer Readings! Check the new books from BTT faculty - Drs. Canada. McInnis, and Wilson! today.duke.edu/2025/06/summ...

The rocket scientist behind Duke's AI push: A conversation with Provost Alec Gallimore www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...

🚨 New Book 🚨 Stratification Economics and Disability Justice by Cook Center faculty Adam Hollowell and Keisha Bentley-Edwards @keishabentley.bsky.social explores how the work of Black disabled activists can and should inform economic analysis of inequality in the U.S. bit.ly/SEDJ2025

We are proud to share that our Director, @drnickiw.bsky.social, will present at the National Humanities Center's 2025 HBCU Humanities and STEM Faculty Virtual Institute: "Reconciling the Humanities and STEM: Methods, Models, and Impact." #AiiCEinnovates Learn more: duke.is/NHC2025

"At his peak in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Isaac Hayes’s music and image embodied the potency and vibrancy of “Blackness” during one of the most tumultuous eras in American history." #BlackMusicMonth medium.com/p/6e5d02e84f25

“Negotiation begins in the mind – your perspective shapes your power. Recognize negotiations as something that you can shape and not something that’s rigid and fixed." Prof Ashleigh Shelby Rosette on how women should show up in negotiations to overcome imposter syndrome dukefuqua.com/confidence

Black Feminism on the Edge, our @dukepress.bsky.social book series, has 2 new titles coming out - Dana Murphy and Justin Mann. Want to chat more about it? Book ideas you want to discuss? Contact us! (with @samanthapinto.bsky.social) dukeupress.edu/series/black...

Professor Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús joined me on #LeftOfBlack to discuss her book, 'Excited Delirium: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease' "all of the people who have "Excited Delirium" are considered to be fault or to blame for their own deaths." www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO-8...

Dr. Frank-Ito has been appointed as the Director of the Clinical Research Unit (CRU). His leadership will enhance the CRU's mission in clinical research and support its alignment with the academic goals of the School of Medicine & our department. Congrats! duke.is/n/np4k

In the new episode of the Policy360 podcast, Duke Prof Vicki Bogan (Duke Sanford) discusses what might #tariffs mean for the family pocketbook! duke.is/policy360-bo...

Effective July 1, Faculty Affiliate Dr. Vicki Bogan will become the Director of Graduate Studies of the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Read more about Dr. Bogan's appointment here:

Congratulations Dr. Charmaine Royal - 2025 Global Heath Undergraduate Professor of the Year! globalhealth.duke.edu/news/dghi-ho...

Dr. Opeyemi Olabisi @opeyemiolabisi.bsky.social appointed as the Chief of Nephrology Division in the Department of Medicine medicine.duke.edu/news/dr-opey...

Dr. Jarvis McInnis will be at New York Botanical Garden ‪@nybg.bsky.social presenting work from his newest book, AFTERLIVES OF THE PLANTATION. ‬RSVP and learn more here: www.nybg.org/event/plotti...

Dr. Lee Baker Appointed Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at @duke-university.bsky.social Longtime Trinity faculty member to lead office overseeing undergraduate academic experience today.duke.edu/2025/05/lee-...

Congratulation to BTT faculty Stephen Hayes & Divine Kumah honored with named professorships! - Stephen L. Hayes, Esbenshade Assistant Professor of the Practice of Art, Art History and Visual Studies -Divine Kumah, Charles H. Townes Associate Professor of Physics trinity.duke.edu/news/eight-t...

Congratulations Dr. Lee Baker for his new appointment as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Duke! Longtime Trinity faculty member to lead office overseeing undergraduate academic experience! today.duke.edu/2025/05/lee-...

On the Centennial of his birth, my meditation on #MalcolmX as #GirlDad Malcolm X the Girl Dad Was Hidden in Plain Sight www.levelman.com/malcolm-x-th...

During our recent series that analyzed the racial wealth gap in six different U.S. cities, we found that Tulsa was the city with the largest black-white wealth and income gaps. socialequity.duke.edu/wp-content/u...

"Years later, I realized that my mother’s listening practices — the music she played when my father was at work — was as much about her love of music, as it was an attempt at meaning making for her own life" medium.com/p/f86ed858bd6e

This Mother’s Day, I’m honored to write for Essence about the ways that Black football moms are essential to the sport, but often overlooked for their contributions Link below! Happy Mother’s Day to all the football moms and to those who inspire and care for me daily 🌷🌷

If you are a Duke University School of Law alum and are planning to go on the entry-level tenure track or clinical teaching market in 25-26, please shoot me an email. We (the Academic Careers Committee) would love to provide support (and invite you to a moot job talk day).

I am delighted to step into this exciting role. I look forward to advancing the clinical, research and educational missions of Duke Nephrology while supporting colleagues and inspiring learners!

Founding Director Sandy Darity is one of the voices in the latest film from Mariam Ghani about human behavior across times of upheaval. From @hyperallergic.com: hyperallergic.com/1012608/pand...

Structural racism is at the root of the care and progression disparities for chronic kidney disease. This paper is the foundation for lifesaving interventions that have been #Terminated by the Feds #CantStopWontStop #KeepFighting #HealthEquity

NEW: Research in @nathumbehav.nature.com makes the case for child-centric black reparations: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Authors: Faculty Affiliate @lisagennetian.bsky.social, Christina Gibson-Davis, and Founding Director William A. Darity Jr., all from the Sanford School of Public Policy

Amid all, it is energizing to hear nice news! Nine incredible colleagues and myself have been named Bass Chair Professors and inducted to the Bass Society of Fellows for excellence in teaching and research! We got medals and we will receive a physical chair 🪑!! ☺️ today.duke.edu/2025/04/ten-...

Congratulations Dr. William Darity - newly elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences! @dukesocialeq.bsky.social

April 24 | The Ethics of Now with Dr. Canada @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join the Kenan Institute and host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with sports anthropologist @traciecanada.bsky.social and award-winning author and MacArthur Fellow Hanif Abdurraqib on race, exploitation, and hope in sports.