Black Futures Lab – Baseline Survey | March 2021

• For example, while the vaccine hesitant worry about the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine in the future, 65% of people over 50 are worried about the impact compared to 54% of people under 50, making for an 11-point difference. [...] Political Climate • Satisfaction with the direction of the country is on the rise among Black people with 65% of the population reporting they are satisfied with the direction of the country compared to 54% reporting satisfaction with the direction of the country in a January 2021, HIT Strategies BlackTrack general population survey of 1,000 Black Americans. [...] 1 Political Climate 2 COVID-19 3 Climate Change 4 Economic Recovery 5 Racism and White Supremacy 5 Satisfaction with the direction of the country is improving rapidly How satisfied are you with the direction of the country? Direction of the Country – OCT 2020 | BFL October 2020 January 2021 March 2021 Total Men Women Under 50 Over 50 Very satisfied 6% 7% 11% 2% 6% 84% Satisfied 6% 5% 37% 7% 5% Dis. [...] Select top three answers (Asked only of those who reported they probably/definitely will not get vaccinated) Total Men Women Under 50 Over 50 I worry about the unknown effects 57% of the COVID-19 vaccine in the future I worry about the unknown effects of 57% 55% 60% 54% 65% the COVID-19 vaccine in the future I don’t have enough information 47% about the vaccine I don’t have enough information 47%. [...] S.? Total 48% Declare white supremacist Under 50 41% acts as domestic terrorism Over 50 59% Total 44% Declare white supremacy a Under 50 39% national security threat Over 50 51% Remove white supremacist Total 40% from federal, state, and Under 50 39% local police departments Over 50 41% Create a system to track Total 31% identified white Under 50 30% supremacists Over 50 33% 28 Too little attentio.