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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The intersection of race with gender identity and sexuality presents a unique set of challenges for Black Americans. Although most Black adults say they experience discrimination because of their race (79%), many scholars and activists say the nature of discrimination changes when people have multiple identities. This compounded nature of inequality was termed “intersectionality” in […]
This Pew Research Center survey asked a nationally representative sample of Asian American adults about their experiences living in, and views of, the United States. Data Access & Use Pew Research Center is releasing two versions of the dataset – a public-use file (PUF) and restricted-use file (RUF) – based on a risk assessment that […]