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- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock /news-archive/tag/racial-attitudes/ ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:37:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Racial Attitudes Conference to focus on race and ethnicity in popular culture /news-archive/2019/04/08/racial-attitudes-pop-culture/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:37:35 +0000 /news/?p=73919 ...]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host the 16th annual Racial Attitudes Conference on Wednesday, April 17, to explore attitudes toward race, ethnicity, and popular culture in Little Rock. The conference will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Legends Room in the Jack Stephens Center. This year’s survey covers a wide range of themes related to popular culture including social relationships, social media, television news, media representations of race and ethnicity, music, residence, and sport protests. “The survey reveals the very different ways in which Hispanics, blacks, and whites consume and relate to popular culture, as well as demonstrating some common understandings and similarities,” said Dr. John Kirk, director of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity. “Notably, and strikingly, for example, there seems to be a good understanding of and significant support for the NFL ‘take a knee’ protests across racial and ethnic lines.” In the race, ethnicity, sport, and protest section of the survey, a majority of blacks, Hispanics, and whites believe that the football players’ protests are trying to call attention to racism and unfair police tactics and are not trying to disrespect the military or veterans. A majority of all three groups also think that a professional athlete or team who protests an issue by not standing for the national anthem is demonstrating the freedom the anthem represents. Some of the other results of the survey include:

��Whites are more likely than blacks and Hispanics to describe the place they live in as mostly upper income or mostly middle income.
��Blacks are the most likely to think the place where they live is worse than other places to live.
��Hispanics are the most likely to use social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter while blacks are the least likely.
��Whites are the least likely to see posts about race or race relations on social networking sites while blacks are the most likely.
��A majority of blacks and whites do not think it is ever acceptable for a white or black person to use the n-word.
��Hispanics are more likely to trust television news to report information fairly than whites and blacks.
��A majority of blacks and half of whites say the way blacks are portrayed in television and movies hurts day-to-day public perceptions about racial and ethnic stereotypes, while a majority of Hispanics say it helps or has no effect.

A panel of community leaders will discuss the results of the survey, including:

��Tanisha Joe-Conway, who has spent over 20 years developing, producing, and coordinating public affairs programming for the Arkansas Educational Television Network.
��Jimmy Cunningham Jr., a grant writer, voiceover artist, author, community program consultant, and executive director of the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Alliance. Cunningham has been involved in programs focused on the social and cultural development of inner city youth and in research regarding African-American history in the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta area.
��Stephen Koch, an Arkansas Delta native and an award-winning journalist. He is the author of “Louis Jordan: Son of Arkansas, Father of R&B” and writer/host of “Arkansongs,” a weekly radio program examining and celebrating Arkansas music and musicians.
��Miguel Lopez, the Hispanic resource officer for First Community Bank. He serves on the boards of Just Communities of Arkansas, Harmony Health Clinic, Museum of Discovery, and Goodwill of Arkansas Education Initiatives.
��Kara Wilkins, a communications and community engagement strategist, with a background in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. She is the founder and president of K. Wilkins Consulting Group and previously served as the corporate communications specialist at Delta Dental of Arkansas.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information on the Racial Attitudes Survey, contact the Anderson Institute at 501-569-8932 or race-ethnicity@ualr.edu.]]> ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s 2018 Racial Attitudes Conference will discuss race, ethnicity, and education /news-archive/2018/04/18/racial-attitudes-conference-3/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:35:02 +0000 /news/?p=70230 ...]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity will examine Pulaski County residents’ views on race, ethnicity, and education during the 15th annual Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference on Tuesday, April 24. The conference will run from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Legends Room in the Jack Stephens Center. “The survey is focusing on education this year in part to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock schools and, in part, because education continues to be one of the most contentious areas in city conversations about race and ethnicity,” said Dr. John Kirk, director of the Anderson Institute. This year’s panel members include Dr. Corey Anderson, executive vice president of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Dr. Gary Arnold, president of Little Rock Christian Academy, Dr. John Bacon, chief executive officer of eStem Public Charter Schools, Elizabeth Eckford, author and member of the Little Rock Nine who desegregated Central High School in 1957, and Dr. Anika Whitfield, public school advocate. A panel discussion will be followed by a lunch reception and book signing by Eckford, author of “The Worst First Day: Bullied While Desegregating Central High School.” Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. The results of the study on race, ethnicity, and education are based on 1,915 phone interviews with adults living in Pulaski County conducted by the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Survey Research Center between Aug. 31, 2017, and Jan. 19, 2018. The event is free and open to the public. Please register by filling out this online form. For more information, contact Tamisha Cheatham at 501-569-8932 or tmcheatham@ualr.edu.]]> ��Vlog��ýLR’s Racial Attitudes Conference will focus on immigration /news-archive/2016/03/07/ualrs-racial-attitudes-conference-immigration/ Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:01:02 +0000 /news/?p=63643 ...]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity will host the 2016 Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference on Wednesday, April 13. This year’s conference, which will feature a panel discussion and community forum, will focus on immigration. The conference will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, with a continental breakfast beginning at 8:15 a.m. “Arkansas’s Latino population has grown rapidly in recent years. Now seems a good time to focus on the impact of immigration into Pulaski County both from the perspective of the issues that Latinos face and from the perspective of other sections of the community,” said Dr. John Kirk, director of the Institute on Race and Ethnicity. Immigration experts will discuss attitudes about immigration. Panel members include:

��Dr. Andre Guerrero, president of the Little Rock chapter of League of United Latin American Citizens
��Mireya Reith, co-founder and executive director of Arkansas United Community Coalition
��Dr. Leslie Purdy-Hoyt, director of Hall High School Programs for Immigrant Students
��Maricella Garcia, director of Catholic Immigration Services in Little Rock

“The racial attitudes survey will provide a lively platform for discussion to further explore the issues it raises at the conference,” Kirk said. “We have an outstanding panel of commentators who are able to contextualize and explain the issues raised from a variety of perspectives.” The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tamisha Cheatham at 501.569.8932 or tmcheatham@ualr.edu. In the upper right photo, panel members Keesa Smith, Paul Kelly, Julie Hall, and David Briscoe discuss community perceptions at the 2015 Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference at ��Vlog��ýLR. ]]> Racial Attitudes Draws Crowd to Discuss Values, Social Conflict, Trust /news-archive/2011/03/17/racial-attitudes-2011-report/ /news-archive/2011/03/17/racial-attitudes-2011-report/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:18:16 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=23012 ...]]>

“Over the years, ��Vlog��ýLR has experienced resistance from many in the community who felt we were stirring up trouble, and advised us to let sleeping dogs lie,” said Dr. Angela Brenton, dean of ��Vlog��ýLR’s College of Professional Studies, in opening the conference, reaction panel, and open microphone discussion. She praised Chancellor Joel E. Anderson’s commitment to bring light to a topic that has fractured Little Rock and Pulaski County’s history. “Joel’s response has been consistent – ‘You know, it has been my experience that anything worth doing involves some risk. We faced people who said the racial attitude survey was a bad idea, and it was better to let sleeping dogs lie. If we’re going to pursue an agenda, let’s pursue it with wisdom, but also with courage, honesty and integrity’,” Brenton said. Anderson, who delivered the conference’s keynote, updated attendees on the progress of establishing ��Vlog��ýLR’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity for the people of Little Rock, central Arkansas, and the state of Arkansas. Space for the institute has been identified on campus and the process of interviewing candidates for the position of director soon will begin soon. The new institute will be the culmination of seven years of internal conversations, programming, research, and outreach on the subject of race. The proposed institute will serve as the resource for multi-disciplinary, research-driven data — including historical, sociological, educational, and economic analysis — in order to combat structural racism and support racial and ethnic justice.

Local leaders – Marion Humphrey, retired Pulaski Co. Circuit Court judge; Vivian Flowers, director of recruitment for diversity at ��Vlog��ýMS; and Maricella Garcia, director of Catholic Charities Immigration Services in Little Rock – reacted to findings of this year’s survey, presented by Siobhan Bartley of the Institute for Economic Advancement. “I am very pleased that Hispanics are now part of the survey,” said Michel Leidermann, editor of El Latino and an annual attendee of the conference. “The census numbers show this is a growing population, even more than the census numbers show.”

Questions asked in this year’s survey probed what each group thought about values they share with Hispanics. Nearly one-third of respondents – 29 percent – said U.S.-born Hispanics and those who had immigrated to the U.S. shared ‘a lot’ of their values. “These Hispanic results are fairly similar to those gathered from a Pew national survey in which 25 percent of Hispanics said they felt immigrants and U.S.-born Hispanics shared, ‘a lot’ of their values in common, along with 39 percent saying ‘some,’ and 30 percent saying ‘only a little,’” Bartley said. Other findings in the report include:

Blacks, whites, and Hispanics are most likely to rate marriage as “very important” over any other value.
Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to say living a religious life or being wealthy is “very important.”
Nearly three in four Hispanics say newcomers to the U.S. strengthen American customs and values.
Blacks are more than three times as likely as Hispanics to say the president shares “a lot” of values with them.
Blacks consistently perceive more social conflict and greater degrees of social conflict than whites and Hispanics.
Blacks perceive lower levels of conflict between blacks and Hispanics than Hispanics do.
Hispanics perceive fewer conflicts in their relationships with whites than they do in their relationships with blacks.
Blacks perceive the greatest degree of conflict between the rich/poor, the young/old.
Hispanics perceive the lowest degree of conflict between the rich/poor, the young/old and immigrants/those born in the United States.
Blacks are most likely to identify themselves as Democrats, and Hispanics are most likely to identify themselves as Independent.
Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to believe opposition to Obama’s policies is due to racism.
Blacks and Hispanics trust others to a lesser degree than whites.
In general, whites from outside Little Rock trust others to a lesser degree than whites within Little Rock city limits.
Blacks, whites, and Hispanics trust the people at their place of worship more than they do any other group of people.
Blacks are the group least likely to trust their own racial/ethnic group “a lot.”
The majority of blacks and Hispanics believe they are treated “not very well” compared to whites.
Both blacks and Hispanics report having been victims of unfair treatment in common situations during the past 30 days.
Approximately one-third of blacks, whites, and Hispanics say they had not interacted with friends of a different racial/ethnic group at home or outside the home during the last year.
Blacks and whites engage in more social interaction with each other than they do with Hispanics.

During the open microphone discussion portion, participants expressed worry that upward mobility of ethnic minorities may wreak havoc on inner city neighborhoods. Humphrey, who lives in a downtown neighborhood in Little Rock, said convenience to the center city and avoiding long commutes will help older neighborhoods remain vibrant. In response to the final question from an audience member about what can be done bolster declining neighborhoods, Brenton noted two ongoing projects ��Vlog��ýLR is helping to spearhead – the University District Development Corp. and the Promise Neighborhood effort. “��Vlog��ýLR’s commitment to the University District and the new Promise Neighborhood program is to work in a holistic way with neighborhood development, education, access to health care, and economic opportunity,” she said.]]> /news-archive/2011/03/17/racial-attitudes-2011-report/feed/ 0 Annual Racial Attitudes Study Released /news-archive/2011/03/13/annual-racial-attitude-survey-to-add-hispanic-perspective/ /news-archive/2011/03/13/annual-racial-attitude-survey-to-add-hispanic-perspective/#respond Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:36:51 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=22820 Anderson

The majority of blacks and Hispanics believe they are treated “not very well” compared to whites, and both blacks and Hispanics report having been victims of unfair treatment in common situations during the past 30 days, according to data collected in ��Vlog��ýLR’s annual racial attitudes survey released today. Year eight of ��Vlog��ýLR’s annual study, Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County, presents data collected by a telephone survey. This year’s survey focused on attitudes related to values, social conflict, and trust. This year, the survey of Pulaski Co. residents also included the Hispanic perspective. ��Vlog��ýLR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson initiated the project in 2003, saying annual studies would provide the kind of research and data needed to improve black/white relations in Pulaski Co. – one of the biggest factors impacting the progress and future of the state. Anderson hosted a morning conference in ��Vlog��ýLR’s Donaghey Student Center’s Ledbetter Hall for local leaders to discuss the findings. Marion Humphrey, retired Pulaski Co. Circuit Court judge; Vivian Flowers, director of recruitment for diversity at ��Vlog��ýMS; and Maricella Garcia, director of Catholic Charities Immigration Services in Little Rock, participated in a reaction panel. Other findings from this year’s report include:

Blacks, whites, and Hispanics are most likely to rate marriage as “very important” over any other value.
Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to say living a religious life or being wealthy is “very important.”
Nearly three in four Hispanics say newcomers to the U.S. strengthen American customs and values.
Blacks are more than three times as likely as Hispanics to say the president shares “a lot” of values with them.
Blacks consistently perceive more social conflict and greater degrees of social conflict than whites and Hispanics.
Blacks perceive lower levels of conflict between blacks and Hispanics than Hispanics do.
Hispanics perceive fewer conflicts in their relationships with whites than they do in their relationships with blacks.
Blacks perceive the greatest degree of conflict between the rich/poor, the young/old.
Hispanics perceive the lowest degree of conflict between the rich/poor, the young/old and immigrants/those born in the United States.
Blacks are most likely to identify themselves as Democrats, and Hispanics are most likely to identify themselves as Independent.
Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to believe opposition to Obama’s policies is due to racism.
Blacks and Hispanics trust others to a lesser degree than whites.
In general, whites from outside Little Rock trust others to a lesser degree than whites within Little Rock city limits.
Blacks, whites, and Hispanics trust the people at their place of worship more than they do any other group of people.
Blacks are the group least likely to trust their own racial/ethnic group “a lot.”
The majority of blacks and Hispanics believe they are treated “not very well” compared to whites.
Both blacks and Hispanics report having been victims of unfair treatment in common situations during the past 30 days.
Approximately one-third of blacks, whites, and Hispanics say they had not interacted with friends of a different racial/ethnic group at home or outside the home during the last year.
Blacks and whites engage in more social interaction with each other than they do with Hispanics.

In establishing the study, Anderson said ��Vlog��ýLR is a “keeper of the flame on the subject of race,” recognizing that issues of race relations remain a barrier to social and economic progress in Arkansas. The study was funded entirely by ��Vlog��ýLR to provide information, enhance thoughtful discussion, and improve race relations in the community. Reports are available at no cost and may also be obtained at ualr.edu/racialattitudes.]]> /news-archive/2011/03/13/annual-racial-attitude-survey-to-add-hispanic-perspective/feed/ 0 Chancellor to Lecture at Clinton School Dec. 10 /news-archive/2010/12/03/chancellor-to-lecture-at-clinton-school/ /news-archive/2010/12/03/chancellor-to-lecture-at-clinton-school/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:23:25 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=20913 ...]]>

The has selected ��Vlog��ýLR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson as “Scholar in Residence” for the Center on Community Philanthropy in recognition of his work in the area of race and equality. “Chancellor Anderson is successfully leading an effort to establish the first ever Institute on Race and Ethnicity that will reside in the University of Arkansas System,” said Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford. Anderson will present a lunchtime lecture on the topic at noon Friday, Dec. 10, at the Clinton School’s Sturgis Hall. The public is invited to bring their own lunch. Drinks will be provided. For reservations, e-mail publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or call 501-683-5239. The institute will serve as the resource for multi-disciplinary research-driven data providing historical, sociological, educational, and economic analysis to combat structural racism and support racial and ethnic justice.]]> /news-archive/2010/12/03/chancellor-to-lecture-at-clinton-school/feed/ 0 ��Vlog��ýLR to Explore Impacts of Racial, Ethnic Issues /news-archive/2010/09/21/ualr-to-explore-impacts-of-racial-ethnic-issues/ /news-archive/2010/09/21/ualr-to-explore-impacts-of-racial-ethnic-issues/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:16:41 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=19229 ...]]> The Center for Public Collaboration is offering several “community conversations” to explore issues of how complex issues relating to race and diversity influence the upcoming election. “Community Conversations: Talking Together When Race and Ethnicity Pull Us Apart” will feature small group discussions led by trained facilitators and structured by an issue guide from National Issues Forums. Dialogues such as these have been held successfully across the country to build understanding and mutual respect about potentially divisive issues. “Many of us would like to have thoughtful conversations about the policy and political impacts of racial and ethnic issues, but don’t know how to begin,” said Ruth Craw, director of the Center of Public Collaboration. “Community Conversations will be a good opportunity to explore some important and complex issues that will influence the upcoming elections.” The first community conversation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the ��Vlog��ýLR Bailey Alumni Center at 28th Street and Campus Drive West. Free parking will be available off 28th Street in Lot 13 East. The lot is across the street from the Bailey Center. Two other conversations will follow from:

6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at the Willlie L. Hinton Neighborhood Resource Center, 3805 W. 12th St., free parking adjacent.
6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the Clinton School of Public Service, 1200 President Clinton Ave., free parking on site.

The public is invited to all events, and refreshments will be served. “This is our opportunity to be heard and to hear others as we grapple with the complexities of race and ethnicity in Arkansas and across the country,” said Ruth Shepherd, executive director of Just Communities of Arkansas. “Facilitated conversations will provide a safe place to explore what we think about race and ethnicity, how those things affect us daily, and about how we might create a culture in Arkansas where a person’s race or ethnicity does not limit their ability to live, work, raise their family and make a positive contribution to the greater community.” ��Vlog��ýLR has taken a leadership role in examining and discussing racial and ethnic issues in the community through its annual study Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County, now in its eighth year. To reserve a seat for “Community Conversations: Talking Together When Race and Ethnicity Pull Us Apart,” send a note of your date preference by e-mail to publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or by calling 501-683-5239. For more information, contact Craw at 501-569-8562; at 501-372-5129, Christina Standerfer, assistant professor of the Clinton School at 501-683-5215; or Ericka Benedicto, diversity program manager at the Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission, at 501-244-5483.]]> /news-archive/2010/09/21/ualr-to-explore-impacts-of-racial-ethnic-issues/feed/ 0 International Expert on Central High Named ��Vlog��ýLR History Chair /news-archive/2010/08/04/international-expert-on-central-high-named-ualr-history-chair/ /news-archive/2010/08/04/international-expert-on-central-high-named-ualr-history-chair/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:48:06 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=17197 ...]]>

Dr. John Kirk, noted Little Rock Central High historian and author of “” has joined the ��Vlog��ýLR faculty as the Donaghey Professor of History and chair of the department. Kirk, who previously taught at Royal Holloway, University of London, is the author of several books on the American civil rights movement, including “” and “.” He also edited a collection on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. “My research on Little Rock, Arkansas, and civil rights made the history faculty at ��Vlog��ýLR the perfect place to be, especially as the University is actively seeking to address issues of race, ethnicity and social justice,” Kirk said. ��Vlog��ýLR Chancellor Joel Anderson said ��Vlog��ýLR’s newest Donaghey professor will bring a long and excellent record as an historian of the American civil rights movement. “Dr. Kirk will be a scholar-leader for colleagues and students alike,” said Anderson, who has made the topic of racial attitude and reconciliation a hallmark issue of his tenure. “Dr. Kirk brings a record recognized by persons outside of the University, including historians and other luminaries in other professions.” Kirk’s next book is a co-edited volume on “Arsnick: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Arkansas, 1962-1967” to be published in 2011. He will also be featured in the documentary In the “” due to air on PBS next year. “I became interested in the South and race while an undergraduate in American Studies at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom where I wrote my senior honors thesis on William Faulkner and race,” Kirk said. “My Ph.D. supervisor had bought the Arkansas Gazette on microfilm and was looking for a graduate student to work with the material in a different way. A number of community studies had been recently published at the time, and Little Rock was one of the main civil rights flashpoints that had not been covered.” In 1992, Kirk moved to Little Rock. “I spent a year living in Little Rock conducting research, just as Bill Clinton was running for president, which made the city an exciting place to be,” he said. While in the states, Kirk got the opportunity to meet the 42nd President at Clinton’s first inauguration. Later, Kirk was a presenter at the international conference “The Little Rock Desegregation Crisis: Fifty Years Later,” which was co-sponsored by ��Vlog��ýLR in 2007. Kirk’s other distinctions include serving as a Rockefeller Archive Center Fellow and a John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Fellow. He has received notable commendations such as the Lucille Westbrook Award and the J.G. Ragsdale Book Award, both from the Arkansas Historical Association, for his research. In January 2008, he served on a panel for VoxAfrica, a London-based, Panafrican television channel, during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. “The expertise Dr. Kirk brings to our college, combined with the knowledge of our other faculty members, will create a unique, competitive resource for historical studies in the state,” said Dr. Deborah Baldwin, dean of the ��Vlog��ýLR College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. “I look forward to what’s in store for our history department.” To contact Kirk, e-mail jakirk@ualr.edu or call the Department of History at 501-569-3235.]]> /news-archive/2010/08/04/international-expert-on-central-high-named-ualr-history-chair/feed/ 0 Racial Attitude Survey Focuses on Crime /news-archive/2010/03/17/racial-attitude-survey-focuses-on-crime/ /news-archive/2010/03/17/racial-attitude-survey-focuses-on-crime/#respond Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:38:24 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=6132 ...]]> Year seven of ��Vlog��ýLR’s annual study, Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County, presents data collected by a telephone survey. This year’s survey focused on attitudes and perceptions plus a module of questions related to crime. Topics addressed in previous years include local government, education, and health care. ��Vlog��ýLR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson initiated the project in 2003, saying annual studies would provide the kind of research and data needed to improve black/white relations in Pulaski County – one of the biggest factors impacting the progress and future of the state. The chancellor said ��Vlog��ýLR is a “keeper of the flame on the subject of race,” recognizing that issues of race relations remain a barrier to social and economic progress in Arkansas. Each year the survey includes several modules of questions assessing interracial attitudes and perceptions plus a module of questions on a specific topic of interest. The general racial attitudes modules are repeated at intervals in order to track changes over time. Among the findings in this year’s survey:

Despite black attitudes about racial profiling in this year’s survey, blacks are 17 to 18 percent less likely to say racial profiling is widespread in traffic stops now than they were five years ago.

Most respondents are not afraid at night in their homes and neighborhoods and rarely worry about being crime victims.
Blacks are more likely than whites to perceive crime in their neighborhoods as a serious problem.
Thirty-five percent of LR-blacks express concern for their personal safety when walking alone at night in their neighborhoods — the highest percentage among the four geo-racial groups.
Two or more out of 10 survey respondents said money or property had been stolen from a household member in the past 12 months.
Six to seven out of 10 respondents have a burglar alarm, a dog, and/or a gun for protection and security.
Three to four out of 10 respondents have bought guns for protection.
Both blacks and whites have more trust in the police in their local areas than in the judicial system.
A majority of respondents believe civil rights for blacks have improved in Pulaski County.
Approximately nine out of 10 respondents rate relations between whites and blacks as “somewhat good” or “very good.”
LR-blacks are less likely in Year 7 than in Year 1 to say they have experienced discrimination in getting an education and in getting a job.
Taking time to get to know each other was mentioned most frequently as a good way to improve race relations in Pulaski County.
White respondents were twice as likely as black respondents to believe they had already reached “The American Dream.”

This year’s study is based on a landline and cell telephone survey conducted by the ��Vlog��ýLR Institute of Government Survey Research Center between Sept. 3 and Dec. 2, 2009. A total of 1,776 interviews were conducted with a stratified random sample of all residents age 18 and older living in Pulaski County. Since the study primarily focuses on black/white relations, the data analysis is divided into four geo-racial groups with a total of 1,665 white and black respondents: Blacks living in Pulaski County, blacks living within the city limits of Little Rock, whites living in the county, and whites living within the city limits. This study was funded entirely by ��Vlog��ýLR to provide information, enhance thoughtful discussion, and improve race relations in the community. Reports are available at no cost. Copies for viewing and circulation may be obtained at ualr.edu/racialattitudes. ]]> /news-archive/2010/03/17/racial-attitude-survey-focuses-on-crime/feed/ 0 ��Vlog��ýLR’s Racial Attitude Survey Focuses on Crime /news-archive/2010/03/12/ualr%e2%80%99s-racial-attitude-survey-focuses-on-crime/ /news-archive/2010/03/12/ualr%e2%80%99s-racial-attitude-survey-focuses-on-crime/#respond Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:45:48 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=6066 ...]]> Year seven of ��Vlog��ýLR’s annual study, Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County presents data collected by a telephone survey. This year’s survey focused on attitudes and perceptions plus a module of questions related to crime. Topics addressed in previous years include local government, education, and health care. ��Vlog��ýLR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson initiated the project in 2003, saying annual studies would provide the kind of research and data needed to improve black/white relations in Pulaski County – one of the biggest factors impacting the progress and future of the state. The chancellor said ��Vlog��ýLR is a “keeper of the flame on the subject of race,” recognizing that issues of race relations remain a barrier to social and economic progress in Arkansas. Each year the survey includes several modules of questions assessing interracial attitudes and perceptions plus a module of questions on a specific topic of interest. The general racial attitudes modules are repeated at intervals in order to track changes over time. Among the findings in this year’s survey:

Despite black attitudes about racial profiling in this year’s survey, blacks are 17 to 18 percent less likely to say racial profiling is widespread in traffic stops now than they were five years ago.
Most respondents are not afraid at night in their homes and neighborhoods and rarely worry about being crime victims.
Blacks are more likely than whites to perceive crime in their neighborhoods as a serious problem.
Thirty-five percent of LR-blacks express concern for their personal safety when walking alone at night in their neighborhoods — the highest percentage among the four geo-racial groups.
Two or more out of 10 survey respondents said money or property had been stolen from a household member in the past 12 months.
Six to seven out of 10 respondents have a burglar alarm, a dog, and/or a gun for protection and security.
Three to four out of 10 respondents have bought guns for protection.
Both blacks and whites have more trust in the police in their local areas than in the judicial system.
A majority of respondents believe civil rights for blacks have improved in Pulaski County.
Approximately nine out of 10 respondents rate relations between whites and blacks as “somewhat good” or “very good.”
Little Rock blacks are less likely in Year 7 than in Year 1 to say they have experienced discrimination in getting an education and in getting a job.
Taking time to get to know each other was mentioned most frequently as a good way to improve race relations in Pulaski County.
White respondents were twice as likely as black respondents to believe they had already reached “The American Dream.”

This year’s study is based on a landline and cell telephone survey conducted by the ��Vlog��ýLR Institute of Government Survey Research Center (SRC) between Sept. 3, 2009, and Dec. 2, 2009. A total of 1,776 interviews were conducted with a stratified random sample of all residents age 18 and older living in Pulaski County. Since the study primarily focuses on black/white relations the data analysis is divided into four geo-racial groups with a total of 1,665 white and black respondents: Blacks living in Pulaski County, blacks living within the city limits of Little Rock, whites living in the county, and whites living within the city limits. This study was funded entirely ��Vlog��ýLR to provide information, enhance thoughtful discussion, and improve race relations in the community. Reports are available at no cost. Copies for viewing and circulation may be obtained at ualr.edu/racialattitudes. ]]> /news-archive/2010/03/12/ualr%e2%80%99s-racial-attitude-survey-focuses-on-crime/feed/ 0