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.
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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.
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.
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.
Most Black adults (63%) say voting is an extremely or very effective strategy for Black progress; only 42% say the same of protesting.
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.
Majorities across demographic and political groups have neutral views about the changing racial makeup of the U.S. population.
Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
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