Everyday Race: A Conversation with Claytee D. White

Claytee D. White, Director of the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries, discusses her exploration of systemic and structural racism in our everyday lives. Claytee D. White explores race through housing, banking, media and more. White will talk about the real impact of racism, both systemic and structural, from medical and educational biases to the long-term effects of policing and the justice system.

Claytee D. White is the inaugural director of the Oral History Research Center for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. She collects the history of Las Vegas and the surrounding area by gathering memories of events and experiences from longtime residents. As one of five founders of the Las Vegas Black Historical Society Inc., she also chronicles the history of the Las Vegas black community that was established in 1905.