Two women embrace in front of a mural of George Floyd following the guilty verdict the trial of Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia./Getty Images

Two women embrace in front of a mural of George Floyd following the guilty verdict the trial of Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia./Getty Images

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Pew Poll: Being Black Is Central to Sense of Identity for Most Black Americans

Black adults in America are nearly 40 points more likely than the general population to say that their racial background is central to the way they think about themselves, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, and how Black Americans view their racial identity affects their sense of connection with the Black community locally, in the US and around the world.