A look at historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S.
Historically Black colleges and universities continue to play an important role in U.S. higher education.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Historically Black colleges and universities continue to play an important role in U.S. higher education.
Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement – down from 67% in June 2020. A majority of Americans say the increased focus on race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn’t led to improvement for Black Americans.
Americans have expressed skepticism that attention to racial issues after Floyd’s killing led to changes that improved Black people’s lives.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
We asked public K-12 teachers, teens and U.S. adults how they see topics related to race and LGBTQ issues playing out in the classroom.
Michael Rotolo contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic had an enormous impact on how religious communities gather for worship. In a Pew Research Center survey in July 2020, a few months after the coronavirus struck the United States, just 6% of Americans who regularly attend religious services said their house of worship was open […]
Most U.S. adults (81%) say Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the country, with 47% saying King has had a very positive impact. Some 38% say their own views on racial equality have been influenced by King’s legacy a great deal or a fair amount. King’s impact on the country By […]
About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.
About half of U.S. adults (52%) say that, in the last 60 years, the country has made a great deal or a fair amount of progress in ensuring equal rights for all people, regardless of race or ethnicity. A third say the country has made some progress, and 15% say the country hasn’t made much […]
We asked people who say efforts to ensure equal rights haven’t gone far enough how much they think each of the following needs to change to ensure equality for all people, regardless of race and ethnicity: Within that group of respondents, majorities of 80% or more say each of these requires at least major changes, […]
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