Black people in America are often accused of being particularly prone to conspiracy theories. The Pew Research Center decided to look into what it originally called ‘racial conspiracy theories’ – dropping the term after a backlash. It found there was little confidence among Black communities in US institutions. The study failed to offer any real reasons for the phenomenon. So we’ve decided to do that part of the work for them. Have a watch, and let us know what you think the reasons are in the comments.
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https://www.tuskegee.edu/about-us/centers-of-excellence/bioethics-center/about-the-usphs-syphilis-study
https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2024/06/15/most-black-americans-believe-u-s-institutions-were-designed-to-hold-black-people-back/
https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2024/06/15/most-black-americans-believe-u-s-institutions-were-designed-to-hold-black-people-back/re_2024-06-15_black-americans-and-institutions_0-02/
https://thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4729745-pew-research-black-americans-institutions/
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/29/us-prisoners-are-part-of-hidden-workforce-linked-t/
https://www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/16/967011614/in-tuskegee-painful-history-shadows-efforts-to-vaccinate-african-americans
https://nypost.com/2021/04/13/museum-apologizes-for-unethical-skull-collection-vows-reburial/