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Cook Center Awarded $3.4 Million in Grants for Second Phase of NASCC Studies

The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University is thrilled to announce it has received a total of $3.4 million in grants from four institutions to support the second phase of its National Asset Scorecard for Communities of Color (NASCC) surveys and analysis. This research, taking place in five cities, will further […]

Pt. 2 of Podcast Episode on The Black Reparations Project Released via Entrepreneurial Appetite

Dr. William A. “Sandy” Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen have been featured in the second episode of a two-part podcast series by Entrepreneurial Appetite, taking a deep and transformative look into the heart of reparations for Black Americans via a comprehensive federal reparations program. In this episode, Dr. Langston Clark of Entrepreneurial Appetite talks with […]

Cook Center Founding Director William Darity, Jr. mentioned in article on Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Philanthropic efforts in Reparations

Cook Center Founding Director William “Sandy” Darity, Jr., has been featured in The Chronicle of Philanthropy article The Push for Payback: Robert Wood Johnson and 80 Other Foundations Make a Case for Reparations by Alex Daniels.  Excerpt from the article:  Perhaps the most striking grant Johnson has made was to a scholar at Duke University […]

Tori Cook

Tori Cook is an Associate in Research with the Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity. She received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Kentucky. Tori completed her practicum placements with the Justice Policy Institute (JPI)  and the […]

Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards Featured in Videos by Duke Global Health Institute on Race, Racism, and COVID-19

Cook Center associate director of research Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards has been featured in two videos and an article by Duke Global Health Institue (DGHI) where she discusses her recently published co-authored journal article titled Race, Racism, and Covid-19: Lessons Not Learnt. In the journal article, which was published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Dr. Bentley-Edwards […]

Dr. MĂłnica GarcĂ­a-PĂ©rez named 2024 Educator of the Year in Minnesota

Visiting Professor Dr. MĂłnica GarcĂ­a-PĂ©rez, a Professor of Economics at St. Cloud State University, was recently named Educator of the Year at the Minnesota State Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence! She is one of just three educators in the entire state to receive this award in 2024. Dr. GarcĂ­a-PĂ©rez’s research concentrates on health economics, immigration, […]

“The Black Reparations Project” Selected as a Finalist in the Association of American Publishers (AAUP) PROSE Award in Economics

The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice (University of California Press) was recently named a finalist for this year’s Association of American Publishers (AAUP) PROSE Award in Economics! The PROSE award is one of the most prominent book awards in the university press community. The book has contributions from a number of Cook […]

Dr. William Darity Featured in Winter 2024 Issue of Dædalus on Understanding Implicit Bias

Cook Center Founding Director William “Sandy” Darity, Jr., has been featured in the Winter 2024 issue of Dædalus titled Understanding Implicit Bias: Insights & Innovations. In this special issue, leading scholars, scientists, and policymakers examine the science behind implicit bias—the residue of stereotyped associations and social patterns that exists outside our conscious awareness but reinforces […]

Black Reparations and Child Well-Being: A Framework and Policy Considerations

Black Reparations and Child Well-Being: A Framework and Policy Considerations The following is a working paper. The version attached is dated September 20, 2023. Authors: Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis, & William A. Darity Jr. Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a child-centric framework for reparations and the resulting policy considerations and […]