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Travelers arrive at Miami International Airport ahead of Memorial Day weekend on May 26, 2021. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images) Americans are gradually returning to international travel, though international travel restrictions remain in place in many countries. In March 2021 – the most recent month for which data is available – around 3 million American […]
Many learn about ancestors, U.S. Black history from family (Getty Images) Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to understand the rich diversity of Black people in the United States and their views of Black identity. This in-depth, robust survey explores differences among Black Americans in views of identity such as between U.S.-born Black people and […]
Many say key U.S. institutions should be rebuilt to ensure fair treatment Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to understand the nuances among Black people on issues of racial inequality and social change in the United States. This in-depth survey explores differences among Black Americans in their views on the social status of the Black […]
(Andersen Ross Photography Inc/Getty Images) More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center survey. A majority of Black adults also say that their most recent experiences with the health care system […]
(FG Trade/Getty Images) Black Americans have long had a complex relationship with the news media. In 1967, the Kerner Commission – a panel established by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the causes of more than 150 urban riots in the United States – sharply criticized the media’s treatment of Black Americans. More than 50 years later, there […]
Four-in-ten Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered in the outlets they get news from, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023. Similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults say the same. By contrast, a slim majority of White Americans (54%) say […]
Local news is an important part of many Black Americans’ information diet. Overall, about three-quarters of Black adults in the United States say they see or hear news coverage about their local community at least sometimes. Around six-in-ten (58%) say local journalists in their area are mostly in touch with their local community. And by […]
(monkeybusinessimages/Getty Images) More than eight-in-ten Black adults say they are at least somewhat happy these days, according to a spring 2023 Pew Research Center survey of Black Americans. However, Black adults with upper family incomes (54%) are about twice as likely as those with lower family incomes (26%) to say they are extremely or very happy. Black adults with […]
Angel C. Dye (left) celebrates her graduation from Howard University in Washington, D.C., with her friend Renee Walter on May 13, 2017. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 47.9 million in 2022, up about a third (32%) since 2000, […]