Condemning racism: A message from Pew Research Center and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Systemic racism is an unacceptable aspect of our culture. It has deep roots. But that does not mean that it cannot be examined, recognized and addressed. Full message.

10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S.

Amid protests over George Floyd’s death in the custody of Minneapolis police, we’ve rounded up survey findings from the past few years about the intersection of race and law enforcement. In our 2019 survey, 84% of black adults said that, in dealing with police, black people generally are treated less fairly than whites. Black adults are also about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.

• A month before George Floyd’s death, black and white Americans differed sharply in confidence in the police
• Race in America 2019

In changing U.S. electorate, race and education remain stark dividing lines

With the presidential election on the horizon, the U.S. electorate continues to be deeply divided by race and ethnicity, education, gender, age and religion. The Republican and Democratic coalitions, which bore at least some demographic similarities in past decades, have strikingly different profiles today. Overall, 34% of registered voters identify as independents, 33% as Democrats and 29% as Republicans.

Black Americans face higher COVID-19 risks, are more hesitant to trust medical scientists, get vaccinated

Black Americans have been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, accounting for a disproportionate share of COVID-19 deaths. At the same time, they stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their responses to key health care questions associated with the outbreak.

• Black U.S. adults follow many COVID-19 news topics more closely, discuss the outbreak more frequently
• See all of our coronavirus research

Methods 101 video: What is machine learning, and how does it work?

In a digital world full of ever-expanding datasets, it’s not always possible for humans to analyze vast troves of information themselves. That’s why our researchers have increasingly made use of a method called machine learning. Learn more about it in our latest Methods 101 video.

How Americans envision a post-pandemic world order

Partisan differences over the pandemic response are growing

From our research