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The Latest Pew Report on Race in America vs. President Obama's Howard Commencement Speech
The president recently told black college grads that life for them would be better than ever, but a new report shows a cloudier outlook.
Researchers at the Pew Research Center spoke to 3,769 adults in the U.S.—1,799 of whom were white, 1,004 black, and 654 “Hispanic”—for a report released Monday on race and racial inequality. The report derives its narrative not only from that wide-reaching survey, but also from empirical data on factors including income, wealth, and homeownership rates between the races. One of the top-line takeaways from the report doesn’t offer much to cheer over:
The name of the report says it all: “On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart.” And while it’s not inconsistent with past Pew race surveys, it does register some of the most pessimistic views on race relations this century.