Title: 6 Eye-Opening Facts About How Differently Black And White People View Race | HuffPost
Headings: 6 Eye-Opening Facts About How Differently Black And White People View Race
6 Eye-Opening Facts About How Differently Black And White People View Race
2. Black and white America’s assessment of President Barack Obama’s impact on race relations widely differ.
5. Black people experience discrimination at a much higher rate than whites.
6. Racial gaps persist when it comes to household income and poverty.
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The chart above shows the striking differences in the number of black people who say they experience discrimination more frequently than whites. 5. Black people experience discrimination at a much higher rate than whites. Around 71 percent of black people say that they have been treated unfairly because of their race: 47 percent say people have acted suspicious of them, 45 percent say people have treated them as if they are not smart and 18 percent say they have been unfairly stopped by police. These numbers tower over those of whites where only 30 percent say they have been discriminated against on account of their race. Pew
The chart above shows the overwhelming percentage of black people who say they have been treated unfairly when compared to whites. 6. Racial gaps persist when it comes to household income and poverty. The median income for black households is around $30,000 less than those of white households and black families are nearly are more than twice as likely as whites to live in poverty.