Nearly 6 in 10 white Republicans think America pays too much attention to race [View all]

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Source: The Guardian

Nearly 6 in 10 white Republicans think America pays too much attention to race

Black and white Americans remain deeply divided on race issues,
according to Pew data, despite Obama’s historic tenure and the
rise of Black Lives Matter

Nicole Puglise in New York
Monday 27 June 2016 21.56 BST

Nearly six in 10 white Republicans think there is too much attention paid to race in the US these days, according to a report released on Monday. By contrast, a majority of black Americans believe race is not discussed enough.

The report, conducted earlier this year by the Pew Research Center, looked at opinions of race and race relations among people who are white, black and Hispanic.

With Obama’s historic tenure as the nation’s first black president coming to a close, 63% of white Republicans said that the president’s policies had worsened race relations compared to 5% of white Democrats. Just over half of black people surveyed believed Obama made progress towards improvement and 34% said he tried.

Obama has been vocal about the impact of racial inequality on the United States, especially via his criminal justice reform efforts. “By just about every measure, the life chances for black and Hispanic youth still lag far behind those of their white peers,” Obama said during a speech to the NAACP last year.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/27/us-race-relations-pew-study-barack-obama-black-lives-matter