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Featured Research

Shades of Black: Gendered denominational variation in depression symptoms among Black Christians

Isolation: an Alternative to the “Acting White” Hypothesis in Explaining Black Under-Enrollment in Advanced Courses

A Subaltern Middle Class: The Case of the Missing “Black Bourgeoisie” in America

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The importance of Black homeownership and why the wealth gap is widening

Henry McKoy, Triangle economist, entrepreneurial leader, and community advocate accepts Presidential appointment

Black Americans Need Reparations: The Fight for the CTC Highlights the Roadblocks

NCCU professor, Durham revitalization leader joining Biden administration

Henry McKoy Takes Position with Biden Administration

Heat hacks: Experts weigh in on facts vs. fiction

James Baldwin’s Radical Challenge

Duke Economist: White Tribalism Is Used to Maintain the Status Quo

How Group Identities Fuel Inequality

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About Us

Concerned with the economic, political, social, and cultural dimensions that create an inequity of resources, opportunity, and capabilities, Cook Center researchers take a cross-national comparative approach to studying human difference and disparity.

Our Research

The Cook Center organizes its research as well as its programmatic and scholarship activities around its four primary research domains: Class, Wealth, & Social Mobility; Education & Training; Employment; and Health & Well-being.

Our Programs

The Cook Center has several programs that explore inequality in our communities and engage scholars of all levels, including a summer research program for local high schoolers and a recurring research seminar for undergraduate and graduate students.