Americans’ satisfaction with the way blacks are treated has declined to a new low in Gallup’s 15-year trend, now at 49%. This is a sharp drop from two years ago, when 62% were satisfied. Blacks, whites and Hispanics all show significant declines since 2013 in their satisfaction with the treatment […] Read more »
Despite Unrest, Blacks Do Not Feel More Mistreated by Police
Despite the significant public attention on confrontations between black citizens and police in Missouri, Maryland and New York over the past year, blacks in 2015 express virtually the same opinions about being mistreated by police as they did in 2013. This year, 18% of adult blacks say there has been […] Read more »
Democrats are heavily dependent on the black vote. That’s an opportunity for the GOP.
Black voters hold an unusual position in American politics. They vote heavily Democratic, as you know, and have for decades. The black population isn’t as large as the white population, so that Democratic dominance doesn’t tip the scales as much as it might otherwise; in general, the two parties are […] Read more »
Why Republicans Should Worry About Restrictive Voting Laws
When The Times released its joint poll with CBS on race last week, its most eye-catching finding was that a majority of Americans have a negative view of race relations, a sharp reversal of expectations following Barack Obama’s election in 2008. But deeper in the results was a telling data […] Read more »
A Dream Undone: Inside the 50-year campaign to roll back the Voting Rights Act
… What changed this state of affairs was the passage, 50 years ago this month, of the Voting Rights Act. Signed on Aug. 6, 1965, it was meant to correct “a clear and simple wrong,” as Lyndon Johnson said. “Millions of Americans are denied the right to vote because of […] Read more »
What do Americans feel about race relations?
Americans’ negative views on the state of race relations in the U.S. persist, with nearly 6 in 10 Americans saying they’re bad, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll released Thursday. Among those polled, blacks are more likely than whites to hold this view. CONT. CBS News Read more »