Racism is alive and well in America, according to African-Americans who also feel they’ve been slapped with discrimination from police, according to a new poll.
Some 95 percent of blacks said that racism in America is serious, according to the latest Economist/YouGov survey that looked at the police relations nationally and locally after the recent deaths of African-Americans in police confrontations.
When addressing racism by local police, 65 percent put it in the “very to somewhat serious” category.
By comparison, 60 percent of whites see racism as a serious national issue, and just 21 percent a big local problem.
As the protests continue following the Ferguson, Mo., police shooting, the black-white division over cops is also wide. “A majority of blacks — 55 percent — say they have at least once felt discriminated against by police because of their race or ethnicity. Only 9 percent of whites say this,” said the poll analysis.
The survey was conducted before this weekend’s revenge slaying of two New York City police officers.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
