More support than oppose Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination, with many not sure
44% of the public says the Senate should definitely (24%) or probably (20%) confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
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44% of the public says the Senate should definitely (24%) or probably (20%) confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
Americans are much less likely to say there is discrimination against White people: 40% say White people face at least some discrimination.
Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.
Kamala Harris’ election represented an advance in the progress Black Americans have made in recent decades in political leadership.
The share of Black and Latino adults who say they feel angry about the state of the country is now sharply lower than in June.
Blacks have long outnumbered whites in U.S. prisons. But a significant decline in the number of black prisoners has narrowed the gap.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
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