Most Americans Have Racial Prejudice Against Blacks, New Poll Shows

A recent AP poll shows that most Americans harbor prejudice against Blacks.

It found 51 percent of Americans show explicit anti-Black views and 56 percent show implicit anti-Black views. Anti-Latino sentiment has increased as well. Conducted by researchers at Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Michigan, it found that racial prejudice has increased since 2008. 

Professor Jelani Cobb (a SBW fav), among other experts on race, was not surprised. "We have this false idea that there is uniformity in progress and that things change in one big step. That is not the way history has worked. When we've seen progress, we've also seen backlash," he said. Read more about the study here. 

Washington Post Survey - Defining Black Women in America

What's with all of these attempts to put Black women into categories and boxes?  Isn't it obvious by now that this is a [near] impossible task?

Survey Paints Picture of Black Women in America.

Do Mormons Face More Discrimination than African Americans?

A recent survey shows Mormons believe they are discriminated against more than African Americans.  

According to the Pew Research poll, "[m]any Mormons feel they are misunderstood, discriminated against and not accepted by other Americans as part of mainstream society." 

But think about this: you can choose your religion, but you can't choose your skin color.

Read more here.