Tanya Golash-Boza

Professor at University of California, Merced

I’m Tanya Golash-Boza, founder of the Racism, Capitalism, and the Law Lab and a Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced. My Lab collects and analyzes data to deepen our understanding of systems of oppression and exploitation. I’ve spent my scholarly career working to understand how racism intersects with capitalism and how our legal system creates and upholds inequities. I use this knowledge to tell stories of people and of systems to help colleagues, students, readers, and listeners understand how racism and capitalism structure our lives and what we need to do to change this country and the world.