# Victor Ray

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Victor Ray - Student's Union: Access All Areas

Rising RnB / pop star Victor Ray has had an incredible journey from busking to selling out a 6-date UK tour in March. He joins Kyle Fraser to chat about this journey, his recently released EP 'I WILL.' and how he's only just getting started! Presenter: Kyle Fraser Producer: James Woodward Learn…

Ep. 57 | Race, Class and Affirmative Action with Julie Park

Education Scholar Julie Park joins the #RaceClass Podcast to discuss her new book: "Race, Class and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era." It's hard to imagine a more timely book that takes on so many enduring questions regarding race and class in university admissions. We break down…

REVISIT: Finding Hope in Solidarity with Heather McGhee

We’re going back to the archives today to revisit a conversation with Heather McGhee. In February of 2021, Heather McGhee’s book, The Sum of Us came out. With a focus on the ways in which racism harms everyone, and the potential good that can come from cross-racial coalitions, the book was exciting…

It's The Democracy, Stupid | May 30, 2026

On this week's show– Victor Ray, University of Iowa associate professor in the Departments of Sociology & Criminology and African American Studies and vice president of The American Sociological Association– Ahmed Baba, independent journalist, political analyst, and founder of the best-selling Subs…

WCPT 820 Interview: Victor Ray

Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Victor Ray, University of Iowa associate professor in the Departments of Sociology & Criminology and African American Studies and vice president of The American Sociological Association. Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WC…

Reading the Past to Write a Better Future: On Public Scholarship with Victor Ray

Victor Ray is one of the leading voices on race and racial justice in the United States. Jamila Michener and Neil Lewis, Jr. talk with Victor about the current backlash to DEI initiatives in a conversation that connects research and personal experience to systems and power structures. Tune in to th…

Steven W. Thrasher, PhD — The Overseer Class: A Manifesto - with Victor Ray

The author of the critically acclaimed The Viral Underclass (one of Kirkus Reviews best books of 2022) is back with The Overseer Class, which explores what happens when members of historically minoritized groups are selected for high-visibility positions of power within existing institutions—but un…

Race and Racism in Trump 2.0 | With Victor Ray and Hakeem Jefferson

Thank you Jeanne Elbe, Christine Bruno, James Edgar Henry, Ladypilot, renée, and many others for tuning into my live video with Hakeem Jefferson and Victor Ray! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The New Republic at newrepublic.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to T…

"A Massive Welfare Project to Prop-Up Discredited Right-Wing Claims"

Something I’ve been writing and speaking about all over the country—culminating in my book The Privateers—is the right-wing effort to create a “counter-intelligentsia” of “soldier-scholars” to push far-right policy priorities. They’ve do so with almost unlimited cash from a handful of billionaires…

Get Furious or Get Curious: Candis Watts Smith’s Warning about Ignoring Black Evidence

Candis Watts Smith is a professor of political science at Duke University and the author of several books, including Black Evidence: A History and a Warning. We spoke with Candis about her new book, and about the cost of not listening and learning in the United States. From sequestering knowledge b…