Fifty years after the March on Washington, there is a wide divergence between the views of white and black Americans on the issue of racial discrimination. While sizeable majorities of both whites and blacks think there is at least some racial discrimination today, blacks are more apt to say it […] Read more »
As in 1963, Blacks Still Feel Disadvantaged in Getting Jobs
Sixty percent of U.S. blacks believe whites have better chances than blacks to get jobs for which they are qualified, while 39% believe whites and blacks have equal opportunities. Blacks’ views are more positive now than they were in 1963, when 74% thought whites had better chances at jobs. Blacks […] Read more »
Why the march anniversary matters—especially for whites
When thousands massed on the Mall Saturday to celebrate the 1963 March on Washington, they weren’t simply marking the rally’s 50th anniversary. They were also helping sustain the significance of the civil rights movement in the public consciousness. That’s the implication of a new article by researchers Amy Corning and […] Read more »
Meritocracy or Bias?
… Frank L. Samson, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Miami, thinks his new research findings suggest that the definition of meritocracy used by white people is far more fluid than many would admit, and that this fluidity results in white people favoring certain policies (and groups) over […] Read more »
Racism doesn’t explain why Obama’s approval rating is falling
Does being black cost President Obama support among white voters? We all know that there’s a certain proportion of the electorate that’s not going to support Obama because he’s black. … What needs to be pointed out, however, is that most of Obama’s current approval slide likely isn’t because of […] Read more »
Republicans, White Voters and Racial Polarization
… Now nothing to do with race in America is politically normal. But the problem with suggesting that the G.O.P. shouldn’t aim for a white working class target because it would further racially polarize the country is twofold: First, it asks Republicans to basically play by rules that (victorious) Democratic […] Read more »