Analysis of Poll Data Reveals Whites Becoming More Aware of Racism

More white Americans now share the view, long held by minorities, that racism is a national problem and should be confronted, according to an analysis of recent public opinion polling.

The review, compiled by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in conjunction with the Northeastern University School of Journalism, concludes that a majority of Americans across racial groups think more should be done to end racism.

Media coverage of events such as the Charleston church massacre on June 17 and the Baltimore riots after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody has combined with technology to make a powerful case for racial bias being more of an abiding pattern than a snapshot of any given moment in time, said Jonathan Kaufman, director of Northeastern’s journalism school.

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