Antoine J. Banks is a Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. His research interests include 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 (2014), explores the link between emotions and racial attitudes and the consequences it has for political preferences. He has also authored numerous journal articles and research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and Russell Sage Foundation.