Department ofAfrican American Studies

Ray Block is Senior Research Advisor for the African American Research Collaborative.  Dr. Block has led research design for AARC on a range of polls, including research involving elections, health policy, and African Americans’ policy goals.

The AARC’s expert team is made up of pollsters, scholars, researchers, and commentators with 30 years of expertise in polling, African American political behavior, and everyday issues that impact us all, such as the economy, housing, civil rights, policing, jobs, grassroots organizing and social justice.

Providing high quality research on African American polling behavior and the skill to interpret that research is their top priority. African American Research Collaborative