8 facts about Black Lives Matter
As we mark 10 years since the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag first appeared on social media, here are eight facts about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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As we mark 10 years since the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag first appeared on social media, here are eight facts about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Seven-in-ten U.S. teens say they support the Black Lives Matter movement. By comparison, 56% of U.S. adults said this in a separate survey.
53% of U.S. adults say people overlooking racial discrimination is a bigger problem than people seeing it where it really didn’t exist.
Currently, 55% of U.S. adults express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, unchanged from a year ago.
55% of U.S. adults now express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, down from 67% in June.
The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
The 2020 census counted 126.8 million occupied households, representing 9% growth over the 116.7 million households counted in the 2010 census.
Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
The 30-year low reflects in part tight labor markets and falling unemployment, but also higher shares of young women at work or in school.
Black Americans are the most likely to say that what happens to people from their racial group affects them personally.
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