On Critical Race Theory: Why it matters & Why you Should Care

Victor Rayis the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor in the Departments of Sociology and Criminology and African American Studies at the University of Iowa and a Nonresident Fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. Victor Ray talks about his new book. He was born in Pittsburgh and raised in western Pennsylvania. After receiving his bachelor of arts in urban studies at Vassar, he earned his PhD from Duke University in 2014. His research applies critical race theory to classic sociological questions.