How Are Black Americans Doing?

The findings of “Black Thriving in America” reveal a complex landscape for the lives and experiences of millions of Black adults in the U.S. This annual report, the product of a partnership between the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center and the Gallup Center on Black Voices, is an in-depth, data-driven examination of Black Americans’ lived experiences, with a focus on wellbeing, equity and opportunity. Camille Lloyd, director of the Gallup Center on Black Voices, and Dr. M.C. Brown II, executive director and research scientist at the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center, discuss the report’s latest findings with:  Delano Squires, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human FlourishingDr. LaToya B. Parker, senior researcher in the Office of the President at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies