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Black Millennials Are More Likely to Have a Second Job Than Their Peers, But Don’t Want to Drive Your Uber, According to New Survey
Think of a millennial in the workplace, and a host of stereotypes probably pop up. Maybe you envision a beanie-clad, kombucha-swilling engineer hunched over a laptop in an open office. Or maybe a 30-something manager sorting invoices over cold avocado toast. Or maybe you picture someone juggling a bunch of gig jobs: wrapping up a…
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Surprise? New Survey Reveals a Wide Gulf Between Millennial Whites and Millennials of Color on Race
Depending on your cynicism (or reality) meter, the results of a new GenForward poll focusing on race, racial power and racism may be shocking, especially because the conventional wisdom is that millennials are the most tolerant of all generations; they are certainly the most diverse. But as GenForward founder and lead researcher Cathy Cohen at…
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#GenForward: Half of Black Young People Face Job Discrimination
Almost half of young African Americans say that they’ve experienced racial discrimination while looking for a job and while on the job, and one-third of young women of all races say they’ve faced employment-related gender discrimination, according to the Associated Press. From this, one can draw the logical conclusion that black women are probably the…
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#GenForward: Majority of White Millennials Believe Black Lives Matter Encourages Violence Against Police
The majority of black millennials in the United States wanted Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to be their next president, but since he’s out of the race, 60 percent of black millennials said they would vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton if the general election were held today. Why? Because 78 percent of black millennials believe Clinton to be qualified to hold…
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Poll: Support for Black Lives Matter Growing Among Young White Adults
An increasing number of white youths are expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a recent poll, the Associated Press reports. Approximately 51 percent of young white adults between the ages of 18 and 30 say they strongly or somewhat support the movement, a 10-point increase since June, according to a GenForward poll.…