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.
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75% of Black Americans say that opposing racism is essential to their faith or sense of morality, a view that extends across faith traditions.
Most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner or experienced incidents where people assume they are a “model minority.”
Latinos with darker skin color report more discrimination experiences than Latinos with lighter skin color.
Most Asian Americans say violence against them is increasing, and most also worry at least some of the time about being threatened or attacked.
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.
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