Sarah Gaither co-authors new research showing demographic forms can shape identity and belonging.
Data collection can influence whether individuals feel excluded by institutions.
Read more: samuelduboiscookcenter.org
William Darity Jr. co-authors new BMJ research outlining a concrete plan for reparations.
The proposal centers on closing the racial wealth gap and improving health outcomes.
Read more here: samuelduboiscookcenter.org
San Francisco! ✨ Bay Area! ✨ TONIGHT, I’ll be at the Commonwealth Club for the Chain of Ideas North America tour. Grab your last minute tickets for my book conversation with Kate Schatz, the co-author of Do the Work: An Antiracist Activity Book. ✌🏾
Tour tickets: www.ibramxkendi.com/events
"This paper proposes the Black-White wealth gap as the best summary measure of the ongoing costs of enslavement and discriminatory policies that followed...a programme of individual level monetary reparations is economically feasible and would have a salutary impact on health outcomes."
New paper from our founding director @sandydarity.bsky.social published in BMJ Global Health! Outlines how to evaluate plans for black reparations in the USA: gh.bmj.com/content/11/S...
Tomorrow, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age, will be published. But today, on the eve of this book birthday, I am unveiling chainofideasbook.com. This isn’t your ordinary book website. Check it out!
Faculty Affiliate Alberto Ortega, along with Robynn Cox, Jamein P. Cunningham, and Kenneth Whaley, use railroads to uncover a relationship between racial segregation and homicide victimization rates.
Read more: aeaweb.org
We're excited to highlight Faculty Affiliate Mónica García-Pérez as a newly-elected 2026 member of the APPAM Policy Council!
Congratulations Dr. García-Pérez!
Link: appam.org
Today we want to highlight Faculty Affiliate Henry McKoy for receiving the Harvey E. Beech Outstanding Alumni Award from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill!
Congratulations Dr. McKoy!
Read more: alumni.unc.edu
Average home value from 1940-2020 in majority-white, majority-black, and integrated areas of Durham.
"Historical disparities identified by the HOLC maps persist through the present. Taken together, our findings show that despite changes in the legal framework in favor of racial equality over the past 80 years, the racial gap in home values grew."
The median value for homes in A-rated neighborhoods grew by 344% from 1940 to 1997–2020 while the rate for D-rated neighborhoods was 131%, despite starting from a lower base
Fig. A.5. Home values by area, in 1940 and 1997–2020.
"The median value for homes in A-rated neighborhoods grew by 344% from 1940 to 1997–2020 while the rate for D-rated neighborhoods was 131%, despite starting from a lower base. We find analogous results when partitioning the city by census tracts."
"The analyses presented above point in the same direction: home values are strongly associated with race. Homes in Black neighborhoods are worth less and accumulate less value over time, and Black buyers purchase the least valuable homes within each neighborhood."
Full article available here @urban-econ-papers.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New in RSUE: Race and home values in Durham, North Carolina: 1940–2020, by Omer Ali, Nicholas Datto, Pei Yi Zhuo, Clinton Boyd Jr., William A. Darity Jr.. #econsky #urbanecon
We want to highlight Faculty Affiliate Raffi García on his new title - Director of the Center for Financial Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
Dr. García is an Associate Professor of Finance & Accounting in the Lally School of Management.
Congratulations Dr. García!!
Faculty Affiliates Joaquin Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba and Alberto Ortega explore solutions to economic and infant health disparities among migrant parents in article in Demography!
Link: dukeupress.edu/
Check out this article the quiet corporate rebrand of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, with comments from Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman!
Link: www.marketplace.org/
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In a new report, Cook Center Director William A. Darity Jr. joins a team of researchers addressing racial and ethnic inequities in wealth and health among New Yorkers.
Read more here: samuelduboiscookcenter.org/news/
What is the relationship between race and home values in Durham, NC?
Omer Ali and his co-authors find a strong association with racial composition and neighborhood rating in new paper.
Link: samuelduboiscookcenter.org
The intersection of wealth and race/ethnicity cannot be overstated in healthcare, housing, employment and incarceration.
From report co-author (and our director) @sandydarity.bsky.social: “The current study demonstrates the force of the connection between wealth and health outcomes, with strong implications for racial and ethnic disparities in New York City. Health gaps cannot be closed without closing wealth gaps.”
First-of-its-kind NYC Health Department Study Highlights Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Wealth and Health Among New Yorkers Wealthier New Yorkers More Likely to Report Better Health and Less Psychological Distress, While Black and Latino Respondents, Even in Higher Wealth Groups, Often Reported Worse Health Outcomes Report Points to the Impact Targeted Policies Addressing Wealth Inequity and Racial Inequity Could Have on Improving New Yorkers’ Health
An important new report on wealth & health in NYC by demographic characteristics
“White & Chinese respondents reported the highest median net worth ($142,000 & $320,000)”
Puerto Rican: $160
Dominican: $300
African American: $500
American Indian/Alaska Native: $1000
www.nyc.gov/site/doh/abo...
Trump’s proposed investment accounts for newborns aim to build wealth early, but economists say the details matter. @sandydarity.bsky.social explains why allowing unequal contributions could deepen, not reduce, economic inequality.
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Attendees were also shown a segment from the docuseries Shame of Chicago (created by Bruce Orenstein) that shared the history of the grassroots, multiracial movement whose efforts led to both HMDA and the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVGE...
We had a wonderful turnout at our event, Data as Power: 50 Years of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act! Panelists discussed the past, present, and future of HMDA data and its role in combatting redlining and enforcing fair lending laws.
Hear our director @sandydarity.bsky.social on the key differences between Baby Bonds and Trump Accounts:
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Closing remarks from Natalie Moore:
"All of this is about storytelling, and it's not just up to journalists."
Dave Uejio on why it's important for all citizens to protect resources like HMDA:
"Discrimination now cross cuts protected class lines and ethnic lines. And, we all know its not fair. Something that is broadly unfair should not be able to be real."
Kristin Faust on why maintaining HMDA for the future is important:
"What a nightmare it would be if we were reliant on private companies to collect data. We should really want reliable government data by government bureaucrats that have regulations and accountability to us."
