About

Antoine Banks studies racial and ethnic politics, emotions, political psychology, and public opinion. His first book, Anger and Racial Politics: The Emotional Foundation of Racial Attitudes in America, published by Cambridge University Press, explores the link between emotions and racial attitudes and the consequences it has for political preferences. His most recent book (co-authored with Ismail White), The Anger Rule: Racial Inequality and Constraints on Black Politicians, published by Cambridge University Press, examines how penalizing Black politicians for publicly expressing anger helps sustain racial inequality in the US. It won the 2026 David Sears Best Book on Mass Politics Award. He has also authored numerous journal articles, and his research has been supported by the Russell Sage Foundation and the National Science Foundation.

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