Focus on Outliers Creates Flawed Snap Judgments Our quick scan of a crowd isn't as reliable as we think, new research suggests. DURHAM, N.C. -- You enter a room and quickly scan the crowd to gain a sense of who’s there...
A Conversation About Reparations Live event marks the finale of the "Arc of Justice" podcast series A vast wealth gap separates white and Black Americans, and it didn’t come about by...
For Some Black Students, Discrimination Outweighed Integration's Benefits New Cook Center analysis shows that for Black students, school integration was no panacea. DURHAM, N.C. — Integrating the American classroom has long been a goal of many who seek to...
'Be a Man': Why Some Men Respond Aggressively to Threats to Manhood DURHAM, N.C. -- When their manhood is threatened, some men respond aggressively, but not all....
Shaking Off Outmoded Ideas On Race Humankind isn't divided into biological races, yet that idea persists, scholars say. The racial divisions that so permeate American society are not rooted in biology, a group of...
Negative Portrayals of Shooting Victims Lead to Victim Blaming DURHAM, N.C. -- Negative portrayal of a shooting victim can lead people to blame the victim for...
Duke Historian A Finalist for National Book Award Nonfiction Prize DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke historian Nancy...
