Black Evidence: A History and a Warning — Candis Watts Smith with Tyson Brown

Duke Professor of Political Science Dr. Candis Watts Smith discusses her recent book, Black Evidence: A History and a Warning (W.W. Norton, 2026), in conversation with Dr. Tyson Brown, Director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke. Free and open to all; registration required. Copies of the book will be available for sale on site, supported by Letters Community Bookshop. Co-sponsored by Forum @ FHI, Duke Human Rights Center @ FHI, International Comparative Studies, and the Cook Center in partnership with Durham County Library.