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William Darity on the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality, and reparations

By Elisha Brown

November 30, 2022 - A new book co-edited by economist William "Sandy" Darity Jr. and his colleagues at Duke University explores how the coronavirus pandemic worsened racial inequality. Facing South recently spoke with Darity, a leading scholar of reparations for slavery, about policies to address the racial wealth gap.

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William Darity on the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality, and reparations

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