According to the General Social Survey, a trends poll that has measured attitudes about race in America since the ’70s, 52 percent of Americans say the country spends too little to improve conditions for Black Americans, up from 30 percent in 2014. To be fair, 7 percent disagree. More and…
Tag: Racial Inequality
Archived: White Man Calls Cops on Black Politician: 'They Are Waiting for Drugs at the Local Drug House'
Sheila Stubbs was canvassing a predominantly white neighborhood in her jurisdiction of Madison, Wisc., when the police showed up to question her. They asked how Stubbs knew what houses to approach, and for her materials, which she provided. Then police apologized, saying, “I’m sorry this happened to you.” The 911…
Archived: Hollywood Not a Man Not White Don't Bother.
If one wants to build the prototypical Hollywood film, you would start with a white, heterosexual, able-bodied male lead, a new study confirms. The study, conducted by the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, shows that the gender…