Poll Shows Why Black Lives Matter Activists Should Be Proud

Nearly one year after Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Misuri, a new poll shows a growing number of people believe there’s much to be done before black lives will be valued as much as others. Fifty-nine percent of Americans now believe changes are needed to give African-Americans equal rights, de acuerdo con un Pew Research Center poll released on Wednesday. That’s up from 46 percent in a Pew poll just last year, before Brown was killed by officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, setting off a series of demonstrations and fueling the Black Lives Matter movement. The poll saw increases in the number of blacks, whites and Hispanics who felt more changes were needed. En 2014, sólo 39 percent of whites said more needed to be done. En 2015, that number jumped to 53 por ciento. For blacks, the numbers increased from 79 por ciento a 86 por ciento, and for Hispanics, 54 por ciento a 70 por ciento.

LEER MÁS: Huffingtonpost.com