… America’s vaccination effort is among the best in the world. One of the few problems so far has been a racial inequity in who is receiving the vaccine. White Americans have received a disproportionate percentage of vaccinations compared with Black and Hispanic Americans. A lot of politicians have claimed […] Read more »
Majorities of Americans see at least some discrimination against Black, Hispanic and Asian people in the U.S.
Large shares of Americans say there is at least some discrimination against several groups in the United States, including 80% who say there is a lot of or some discrimination against Black people, 76% who say this about Hispanic people and 70% who see discrimination against Asian people. … While […] Read more »
The Ideas That Are Reshaping The Democratic Party And America
Many Americans probably don’t know exactly what terms such as anti-racism, “cancel culture,” “racial equity,” “white privilege” and “systemic racism” mean. And it’s likely even fewer could explain such concepts as “woke ideology,” “critical race theory” or “intersectionality.” But these terms are now regularly invoked by activists, pundits and even […] Read more »
Little Difference In Vaccine Hesitancy Among White And Black Americans, Poll Finds
There is little difference in reluctance to take the coronavirus vaccine among Black and white people in the U.S., according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey. Among those who responded to the survey, 73% of Black people and 70% of White people said that they either planned to get a […] Read more »
Democrats Are Anxious About 2022 — and 2024
In the wake of the 2020 election, Democratic strategists are worried — very worried — about the future of the Hispanic vote. One in 10 Latinos who supported Hillary Clinton in 2016 switched to Donald Trump in 2020. Although the Hispanic electorate is often treated as a bloc, it is […] Read more »
Racial Justice Concerns Persist Months After Floyd’s Death
More than half a year after George Floyd’s death during a police encounter ignited nationwide protests and discussion around racial justice, Americans’ belief that race relations is the top problem facing the country remains higher than it was before those events. The percentage of U.S. adults citing race-related matters — […] Read more »