short readsFeb 16, 2023 22 states have ever elected a Black woman to Congress Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
short readsOct 10, 2022 Black Lives Matter tops list of groups that Black Americans see as helping them most in recent years Around four-in-ten Black adults in the United States (39%) say Black Lives Matter has done the most to help Black people in recent years.
short readsDec 21, 2023 5 facts about Black Americans and health care More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
short readsDec 4, 2023 Most of Biden’s appointed judges to date are women, racial or ethnic minorities – a first for any president Nearly two-thirds of the federal judges President Joe Biden has appointed so far are women, and the same share are members of racial or ethnic minority groups.
short readsJan 9, 2023 U.S. Congress continues to grow in racial, ethnic diversity A quarter of voting members of the U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White.
short readsNov 15, 2022 Black Americans differ from other U.S. adults over whether individual or structural racism is a bigger problem About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in U.S. laws is the bigger problem for Black people, while 43% cite racism by individuals.
short readsJan 19, 2022 Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
short readsFeb 2, 2022 Black women account for a small fraction of the federal judges who have served to date Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges as of Feb. 1, 2022, have been Black women.
short readsJan 20, 2023 For Black History Month, a look at what Black Americans say is needed to overcome racial inequality Most Black adults (63%) say voting is an extremely or very effective strategy for Black progress; only 42% say the same of protesting.
short readsNov 28, 2022 Black and White Americans are far apart in their views of reparations for slavery Overall, 30% of U.S. adults say descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should be repaid in some way. 68% say they should not be repaid.