Three-quarters of Black Americans say Black churches have helped promote racial equality
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February 24, 2021
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** Three-quarters of Black Americans say Black churches have helped promote racial equality ([link removed])
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Though primarily places of worship, Black churches have long played prominent roles in African American communities, offering services such as job training programs and insurance cooperatives, and many of their pastors have advocated for racial equality. Today, around three-quarters of Black adults say predominantly Black churches have done either “a great deal” (29%) or “some” (48%) to help Black people move toward equality in the United States, according to a new blog post ([link removed]) based on a Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) of religion among Black Americans.
Many Black Americans think predominantly Black churches should have a greater role in society than they do now: About four-in-ten Black adults say predominantly Black churches today have “too little influence” in Black communities, compared with just one-in-ten who say they have “too much influence.” Nearly half (45%) say predominantly Black churches have “about the right amount of influence” in Black communities.
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