Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How They Connect With Each Other
Many Black Americans say they learn about their ancestors and U.S. Black history from family.
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Many Black Americans say they learn about their ancestors and U.S. Black history from family.
A new survey, along with a related series of focus groups, shows the many nuanced views Black Americans hold about science.
Today, most Black adults say they rely on prayer to help make major decisions, and view opposing racism as essential to their religious faith.
More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) say high school grades should be at least a minor factor in admissions decisions.
Increasing representation in science is seen as important for attracting more Hispanic people to science.
In a new analysis based on dozens of focus groups, Asian American participants described the challenges of navigating their own identity in a nation where the label “Asian” brings expectations about their origins, behavior and physical self.
Latinos with darker skin color report more discrimination experiences than Latinos with lighter skin color.
Black Americans are the most likely to say that what happens to people from their racial group affects them personally.
Establishing the interviewer’s perceived race or ethnicity is essential to understanding how it might affect the respondent’s answers to survey questions.
Migration, racial or ethnic self-identity, and marriage were among the many topics explored at the Population Association of America’s annual meeting last month.
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