
Nearly half of Americans think Black people face a lot of discrimination, survey says
CNN
Most Americans say that people of color in the United States face at least some discrimination, according to a survey published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
A new survey shows that 80% of Americans believe there is "some" or "a lot" of discrimination against Black people. Seventy-six percent say the same about Hispanic people, while 70% hold the same view about Asian people. Pew said it conducted the survey between March 1 and March 7, before the killings of six Asian women in the Atlanta area this week.
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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











