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Optimism About Black Progress Declines

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A new nationwide Pew Research survey finds that African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race. Looking backward, just one-in-five blacks say things are better for blacks now than they were five years ago.

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