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Federal officials are proposing new changes to census questions on racial and Hispanic identity.

Blacks and whites in the U.S. disagree over police performance and differ on the causes of fatal encounters between blacks and police.

Recent presidential elections have been dominated by voters from the Baby Boom and previous generations. That may change this November.

A majority of black Americans say that at some point in their lives they’ve experienced discrimination or were treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity, but blacks who have attended college are more likely than those without any college experience to say so.

General awareness of Black Lives Matter is widespread among black and white U.S. adults, but attitudes about the movement vary considerably between groups.

Looking at gender, race and ethnicity combined, all groups, with the exception of Asian men, lag behind white men in terms of median hourly earnings.

There are deep divisions between blacks and whites in how they see racial discrimination, barriers to black progress and prospects for change.

There are profound differences between black and white Americans in how they view the current state of race relations and racial equality and in the ways they experience day-to-day life.

The U.S. is projected to have no racial or ethnic group as its majority within the next several decades, but that day apparently is already here for the nation’s youngest children.