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America Has a Big Race Problem - US News
When it comes to racial bias, nurture trumped nature quite some time ago.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-28/america-has-a-big-race-problem
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Race Relations - Economist
Articles about race relations from Economist.
http://www.economist.com/topics/race-relations
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Under Obama, Race Relations at all-time Low - Washington Times
President Obama may have campaigned on a platform of healing the nation’s racial wounds, but according to a new Gallup survey released on Monday, those wounds have only festered under his watch.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/11/race-relations-america-all-time-low-poll/
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Watts, Ferguson And The State Of Race Relations In America - Forbes
Fifty years ago this week, a black motorist was arrested by a white policeman, and the Watts riots ensued. After six days of unrest, 34 people were dead. A year ago in Ferguson, Missouri, riots erupted after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a white police officer. Polls reveal how much race relations have improved over the past several decades, but they also point to areas where significant work needs to be done.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bowmanmarsico/2015/08/09/watts-ferguson-and-the-state-of-race-relations-in-america/
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Race Relations - Gallup Historical Trends
Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the way blacks are treated? Do you think black-white relations will always be a problem for the U.S., or will a solution eventually be worked out?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1687/race-relations.aspx
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American Views on Race Relations - The Atlantic
White Americans are increasingly gloomy about the state of race relations, but that may just reflect increased attention to longstanding problems.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/are-americans-more-pessimistic-about-raceor-more-realistic/399569/
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Race Relations in U.S. at a Low Point in Recent History, New Poll Suggests - PBS NewsHour
In the year following the death of Michael Brown, America has seen its share of racial disquiet. It is with this backdrop that PBS NewsHour and Marist College's Institute for Public Opinion conducted a survey of Americans that illustrates the contrast in opinions along racial lines about the opportunities available today for African Americans.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/race-relations-low-point-recent-history-new-poll-suggests/
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US Race Relations: Six Surprising Statistics - BBC News
Surprising statistics that shed a little more light on the state of race relations in the US, following the deaths of nine people in a church in South Carolina.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30214825
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Racial Inequality in the United States - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Racial inequality in the United States underlies a wide range of societal issues that affect the life chances of different groups disproportionately by race.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_inequality_in_the_United_States
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Wealth Inequality has Widened Along Racial, Ethnic Lines Since End of Great Recession - Pew Research Center
The Great Recession, fueled by the crises in the housing and financial markets, was universally hard on the net worth of American families. But even as the economic recovery has begun to mend asset prices, not all households have benefited alike, and wealth inequality has widened along racial and ethnic lines.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/12/12/racial-wealth-gaps-great-recession/
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The Racial Wealth Gap: Why A Typical White Household Has 16 Times The Wealth Of A Black One
Disparities in homeownership, education and experience in the labor markets all add to a massive wealth gap between white households vs. black and Hispanic ones.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2015/03/26/the-racial-wealth-gap-why-a-typical-white-household-has-16-times-the-wealth-of-a-black-one/
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Racial Inequality - Inequality
The most comprehensive data we have on racial inequality comes from the Federal Reserve Board's triennial offering glimpse into race and inequality against the yardsticks of both income and net worth.
http://inequality.org/racial-inequality/
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Black Lives Matter - Freedom and Justice for all Black Lives
Black Lives Matter is a chapter-based national organization working for the validity of Black life. We are working to (re)build the Black liberation movement.
http://blacklivesmatter.com
