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Pew Poll Reveals Deep Distrust Among Black Americans Toward U.S. Institutions

Majority believe systemic discrimination persists in media, justice, and economic systems, reflecting historical and ongoing racial biases.

A bar chart showing that Black women are more likely than Black men to say the news media was designed to hold Black people back
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A bar chart showing that Black Democrats more likely than Republicans to say the criminal justice system holds Black people back

Overview

  • Over 80% of Black Americans believe prisons profit from their incarceration.
  • 63% say news about Black people is often more negative than for other groups.
  • 52% feel the media is designed to hold Black people back.
  • Three-quarters agree Black public officials are discredited more than their white counterparts.
  • 55% believe medical researchers experiment on Black people without consent.