Poll: Only 3% of Black Americans say Blacks do not experience discrimination in the US

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A new poll released today by Pew Research Center revealed glum outlooks on racial equality and life in the U.S.

The results showed more than two thirds of Black Americans say racism is still a prevalent issue that stimies there progress in the U.S.

The poll was conducted online in October and surveyed nearly 4,000 Black Americans over a two-week period.

“About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in our laws is a bigger problem than racism by individual people, while four-in-ten (43%) say acts of racism committed by individual people is the bigger problem. Only 3% of Black adults say that Black people do not experience discrimination in the (United States) today,” according to a news release on the poll.

“Roughly eight-in-ten say they have personally experienced discrimination because of their race or ethnicity (79%), and most also say discrimination is the main reason many Black people cannot get ahead (68%),” the release said.

Founded in 2004, Pew Research Center is a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank that explores societal and demographic issues. It often conducts polls and studies on issues related to race.

More about the poll can be found here.

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