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Child Abuse, Sexual Assault, Community Violence and High School Graduation
Review of Behavioral Economics: Vol. 4, Issue 3, Tuesday, November 14, 2017A new article published today in the Review of Behavioral Economics by William A. Darity Jr., Duke University, Darrick Hamilton, The New School, Timothy M. Diette, Washington & Lee University, and Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington & Lee University, examines the... Read More »
The Scholars Behind the Quest for Reparations
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Tuesday, November 14, 2017William A. Darity Jr., an economist at Duke University, is co-writing a book that will move the discussion beyond why reparations and into the realm of how. His research has examined issues like the potential structure of a reparations program (for example, lump-sum... Read More »
Tuesday was a great win for Democrats. Here’s how they can build on it.
The Washington Post, Thursday, November 9, 2017In a forthcoming paper, economists William Darity Jr., Darrick Hamilton and Mark Paul advocate for the creation of a National Investment Employment Corps, or NIEC, that provides employment grants to state and local government projects “designed to address community needs and provide socially... Read More »
Social Justice SOS: Revisited
African American Policy Forum, Thursday, November 9, 2017One year after the 2016 election, AAPF & 12 social justice leaders convene for a virtual town hall to reflect on the first year of the Trump administration, assess the state of the resistance, and share ideas about how we must move forward. Featuring: Khaled Beydoun Rosa Clemente... Read More »
Universities and Reparations
University of Virginia, Thursday, November 9, 2017This panel discussion took place on October 19th, 2017 as part of the symposium "Universities, Slavery, Public Memory, & the Built Landscape," hosted by the University of Virginia President's Commission on Slavery and the University and the Slave Dwelling Project. Speakers included... Read More »
Los Angeles is quickly becoming a place exclusively for the white and rich
KNOCK, Tuesday, November 7, 2017L.A.’s Black population has declined by 100,000 since the 1980s, falling from 13% of the County population to 8% in just a few decades. Hollywood alone saw the displacement of 13,000 Latinos between 2000 and 2010, pushed out by rising rents to make way for upscale redevelopment. These are just two... Read More »
Consent required: Can professors exclude certain students from taking their classes?
The Chronicle, Monday, November 6, 2017Professor Robert Korstad, who has used permission numbers for his course “History of Poverty in the United States,” said that he usually consults with the registrar, director of undergraduate studies or director of graduate studies for the Sanford School of Public Policy when he classifies a... Read More »
By the Numbers: How Gaping Disparities in Wealth Fuel a Generational Cycle of Inequality
Florida Political Review, Wednesday, November 1, 2017Darrick Hamilton, a professor of economics at the New School and associate director of the Cook Center, argues that “wealthier families are better positioned to afford elite education, access capital to start a business, finance expensive medical procedures, reside in higher-amenity neighborhoods,... Read More »
Leading Scholars Hold Conference on Race and Inequality in America
Duke Today, Tuesday, October 31, 2017Leading scholars gathered this past Thursday at Duke to discuss ways in which racial rules affect people’s daily lives and what we can do to change them to create a more inclusive economy and society. The conference on race and inequality in America, hosted by the Samuel DuBois Cook Center... Read More »
In the national anthem debate, why does it feel like everyone lost? Because nothing happened until the black guys were turned into the bad guys.
The Undefeated, Tuesday, October 31, 2017“There has always been a politically contested terrain in sports,” said William “Sandy” Darity, a professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity. “For people to talk about keeping politics out of sports, well, that’... Read More »