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Jun 15, 2024 · A new analysis suggests that many Black Americans believe the racial bias in U.S. institutions is not merely a matter of passive negligence; it is the result of intentional design. Specifically, large majorities describe the prison (74%), political (67%) and economic (65%) systems in the U.S., among others, as having been designed to hold Black people back, either a great deal or a fair amount.
- Sara Atske
Therefore, it is incumbent of African Americans to work with cultural institutions to preserve their family photography, documents, and objects. While African Americans have few traditions of giving material to museums, it is crucial that more of the black past make it into American cultural repositories.
Nov 4, 2021 · Kevin Young, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (above: visitors engage with the museum's exhibition "A Changing America"), believes museums should help people ...
- Alice George
Dec 20, 2021 · Systemic racism is a scientifically tractable phenomenon, urgent for cognitive scientists to address. This tutorial reviews the built-in systems that undermine life opportunities and outcomes by racial category, with a focus on challenges to Black Americans. From American colonial history, explicit practices and policies reinforced disadvantage across all domains of life, beginning with ...
Aug 30, 2022 · More than a year after the murder of George Floyd and the national protests, debate and political promises that ensued, 65% of Black Americans say the increased national attention on racial inequality has not led to changes that improved their lives. 1 And 44% say equality for Black people in the United States is not likely to be achieved, according to newly released findings from an October ...
- Shannon Greenwood
Jun 15, 2024 · Three-quarters of Black adults say they must work more than everyone else to achieve success. Far fewer say Black people must work the same as everyone else (19%) or less than everyone else (4%) to be successful. By discrimination experience. Discrimination is still a key factor in how Black Americans think about their progress.
Nov 28, 2020 · Cultural institutions have faced hard questions about racial inclusivity for decades. This year, they might finally provide some answers.
