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Faith leaders pray over then-President Donald Trump during an “Evangelicals for Trump” campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on Jan. 3, 2020, in Miami. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) For most of the last decade, observers have been trying to understand why so many highly religious Americans have a favorable view of Donald Trump, […]

President Joe Biden delivered last year’s State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023. Ahead of this year’s address, Americans are focused the economy, immigration and conflicts abroad. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address on […]

Martinique Lewis will include urban Jacksonville locations in articles and social media posts geared towards black tourists leading up to Juneteenth. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In May the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida. The organization did this after what it called “aggressive attempts to erase black history and restrict diversity in […]

Story Highlights Most older Black adults view the court’s decision in firmly negative light But younger Black Americans are more positive about the decision Older Black adults also foresee problems, while younger adults are mixed WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the public has broadly positive views on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling […]

Hip-hop music can offer a window into the concerns of Black communities. “Our Soldiers,” a 2008 song by the American rapper KRS-One, opens with a siren. After those first few seconds, one might assume the track—like many other hip-hop songs—will be about policing in the United States. But as the lyrics unfold, it becomes clear […]

As the war in Ukraine reaches its one-year anniversary, the domestic political debate about continued US support for Kyiv is heating up.   One important constituency in that debate are Black Americans, as they form a significant and disproportionately large share of the US military and are a key base of support for the Democratic […]

How Black adults define personal and financial success, and the pressures they feel to achieve their goals (skynesher/Getty Images) Pew Research Center conducted this study to explore Black Americans’ views on personal and financial success in the United States and their current assessments of their financial situation. We surveyed 4,736 U.S. adults who identify as […]

Instead of just focusing on historical figures, for Black History Month, WHYY is telling stories of black people who are breaking barriers in real time. This is the final story in the series. Read the third installment here. — It’s almost like the script of an indie movie that resonates with more and more people as […]

The annual debate over the nearly $900 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), alongside the seventy-fifth anniversary of former president Harry Truman’s watershed decision to integrate the armed forces, offers a chance to reflect on African American views on defense and security issues. We polled a representative sample of African Americans to try to grasp […]

Chevron fracking site near Midland, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2019. Picture taken August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jessica Lutz Acquire Licensing Rights HOUSTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Oilfield service . . .


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