Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Protests for racial equality emerged throughout the nation in 2020 in response to George Floyd’s murder. The subsequent racial reckoning led to public condemnations of systemic racism by politicians, corporations and organizations. Similar to the 1960s civil rights movement, the events of 2020 captured the nation’s attention, with Americans from all backgrounds joining Black Americans […]
The personal identities of Black Americans are tied to many different characteristics, some of which are more important than others in shaping how they see themselves. In the new Pew Research Center survey, Black adults were asked about the importance of their racial background, ancestry, the place where they grew up, gender and sexuality to […]
Learning about family history can be a challenge for Black Americans. Because of slavery, it is often difficult for them to trace their ancestry prior to the 1870 census. Records of the enslaved are often handwritten, poorly maintained, or simply lost of over time. In light of this, the survey asked Black Americans to share […]