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Racial Healing In Black America: What The Data Tells Us

A new Word In Black survey examines how Black Americans define racial healing — and why so many say the country is still far from it. (Credit: Illustration by Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier/Getty)

by Word In Black

What does racial healing actually look like in the lives of Black Americans — and what stands in the way?

This report, produced by Word In Black’s Insights & Research Division, draws on original national survey data to explore how Black Americans define racial healing, where they experience the deepest harms, and what they believe is needed to move the country forward. From trust in institutions to experiences of discrimination, mental health, faith, and community, the findings offer a sober, data-driven account of what racial healing means — now.

Read the full report below.

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