Racial Bias & Discrimination

75% of Black Americans say that opposing racism is essential to their faith or sense of morality, a view that extends across faith traditions.

New findings reveal exactly how the United States is more divided than the other 16 advanced economies surveyed.

Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.

Currently, 55% of U.S. adults express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, unchanged from a year ago.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.

The vast majority of Asian Americans (81%) say violence against them is increasing, far surpassing the 56% of all U.S. adults who say the same.

Americans are much less likely to say there is discrimination against White people: 40% say White people face at least some discrimination.

Majorities of Black adults say predominantly Black churches have done at least some to help Black Americans.

There are wide partisan gaps over most of the 19 items asked about – particularly addressing racial issues and dealing with global climate change.

Kamala Harris’ election represented an advance in the progress Black Americans have made in recent decades in political leadership.