Dr. Graves' research interests are primarily rooted in Black Political Thought and Black liberation ideologies. Black liberation ideologies contextualize and synthesizes different political ideologies in an attempt to help those of African descent overcome oppression and systemic racism. Black liberation ideology seeks to liberate Black communities across the African Diaspora from multiple forms of political, social, economic, and religious subjugation. His current research explores two important traditions of Black political thought: Black Nationalism and the Black intellectual tradition. He is currently working on a manuscript titled From 2pac to Makaveli that highlights the significance of Tupac Shakur’s politics as it develops and evolves throughout his life and music career. In the future, Dr. Graves plans to further investigate Pan Africanism through deeper research into the African Union, a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.