Joseph L. Graves Jr. has spent his life confronting racism, and debunking the myth of racial differences, as he has risen to become one of the world’s preeminent evolutionary biologists. In this NCSE member webinar, Graves — who is also a member of NCSE’s board of directors — talks with President and CEO Amanda L. Townley about his experiences overcoming racial barriers as he pursued his love of science.
Graves is the MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He has received a “Genius Award” from the Liberty Science Center and is the author of The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Race Myth, Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials, Racism, Not Race, A Voice in the Wilderness, and Why Black People Die Sooner. His most recent book is Reinventing Science: A New Vision for Shared Progress.
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