Michael Ralph

Michael Ralph is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University's College of Arts & Sciences. His research integrates political science, economics, history, and medical anthropology, focusing explicitly on debt, slavery, insurance, forensics, and incarceration. He is currently working on two book projects centered on slavery, insurance, and incarceration.

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Research Interests: Dr. Ralph's work bridges multiple disciplines to examine systemic structures of power and inequality. His current projects explore intersections between historical and contemporary systems of oppression, including slavery's legacy in modern institutions. He employs interdisciplinary frameworks to analyze how economic systems (e.g., insurance) and punitive systems (e.g., incarceration) perpetuate racial inequities.

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