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Structural racism places the burden of proposed budget cuts on people of color
The Urban Institute, Tuesday, March 21, 2017"What drives economic inequity? Discrimination in the labor market has resulted in the exclusion of African Americans and Latinos from many good job opportunities, even when they are as qualified as white applicants. Occupational segregation has also contributed to these groups being... Read More »
No Jargon, Episode 76: American Job Guarantee
Scholars Strategy Network, Tuesday, March 21, 2017"Could we fight unemployment by providing government jobs in construction, child care, and other needed public projects? Professor William Darity, director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, explains how a Federal Job Guarantee could work and how similar programs have been... Read More »
The Tapestry of Black Business Ownership America: In Untapped Opportunities For Success
Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), Monday, March 20, 2017"The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering microbusinesses, today announced the release of its new report “The Tapestry of Black Business Ownership in America: Untapped Opportunities for Success.” Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the... Read More »
University Course Examines Race, History and Higher Education in the South : Course explores the role Duke, other Southern universities play from slavery to current day
Duke Today, Thursday, March 16, 2017"This semester, William “Sandy” Darity is putting Duke – and other universities -- under the microscope. William Darity leads the University Course on race and higher education. Professor William Darity leads the University Course on race and higher education. Darity, the Samuel Dubois Cook... Read More »
A Matter of Life and Death
Inside Sources, Wednesday, March 15, 2017"This week Republicans in Congress introduced a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Since then, debate in Washington has centered on the costs of the Republicans’ plan. But while money will move around if this plan is passed, it is really about life and death. The core of the... Read More »
Black Women Are The Fastest Growing Group Of Entrepreneurs, But Major Systemic Obstacles Are Still Standing In Their Way
Bustle, Wednesday, March 15, 2017Black Enterprise also reports that in addition to restricted access to capital, women of color find themselves fighting harder to get access to influential networks and mentors. One of the reasons why has to do with the growing wealth disparities between black and white families in the United... Read More »
For Reparations: A Conversation With William A. Darity Jr.
The Next System Project, Friday, March 10, 2017William A. Darity Jr. is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. The focus of his work is on inequality based on race, class, and ethnicity. He has... Read More »
A Delayed Winter Forum: Students Look at Failures in U.S. Energy Access
Duke Today, Thursday, March 9, 2017When lights burn all night and heat is plentiful on the Duke campus, it can be hard for students to fathom that there are people down the road who lack the money to pay for electricity. How that can be true -- and how to rectify the problem -- were topics touched upon Sunday at Duke’s... Read More »
How the feeling of falling behind fuels deadly distress for white Americans
PBS NewsHour, Thursday, February 23, 2017Why have middle aged, white Americans experienced a stunning rise in premature deaths due to alcoholism, suicide and drug abuse? Economists who have documented the dramatic decrease in life expectancy say an obvious place to look is the loss of work and economic status for the working class... Read More »
Jobs for Homeless Program Gets Applause, So What’s Next?
Next City, Friday, February 17, 2017“My impression is close to half of persons who are homeless have employment, regardless whether their city offers this type of program,” says Sandy Darity, a professor of public policy at Duke University. “They just have poorly paid employment.” Even if an individual were to work these jobs... Read More »