Faith Among Black Americans
Today, most Black adults say they rely on prayer to help make major decisions, and view opposing racism as essential to their religious faith.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Over the last decade, the United States has been deeply engaged in a national conversation surrounding race and racial discrimination, from the Black Lives Matter movement to growing attention about racial inequality and structural racism in America to concern about the rise in violence against Asian Americans. For U.S. Latinos, the survey finds divided views […]
Some of these expert respondents wrote of their hope that digital interactions and tools will be essential parts of global efforts to tackle grand challenges such as climate change, defending human rights and addressing pandemics. They often foresee – or advocate for – changes in the way knowledge is generated and applied. Marcus Foth, professor […]
This study is based on an analysis of 12,832 sermons, homilies or worship services delivered between Aug. 31 and Nov. 8, 2020, and collected from the websites of 2,146 churches found via the Google Places application programming interface (API), a tool that provides information about establishments, geographic locations or points of interest listed on Google […]
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 […]