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.
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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.
97% of Asian Americans registered to vote say a candidate’s policy positions are more important than their race or ethnicity when deciding whom to vote for.
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care and violent crime.
32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.
Most Asian Americans say violence against them is increasing, and most also worry at least some of the time about being threatened or attacked.
Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
The vast majority of Asian Americans (81%) say violence against them is increasing, far surpassing the 56% of all U.S. adults who say the same.
The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.
More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.
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