Whats on Black Folks Minds?

A poll was commisoned by Black Entertainment Television and CBS alongside Zogby.

Here are some of the results!

69% prefer larger government providing more services,

22% support limited government

Gay marriage: 64% oppose, 26% support, 10% don't know

Abortion: 56% oppose abortion in most cases, 20% oppose in all cases

Death penalty: 55% oppose, 39% favor. For minors: 80% oppose, 16% favor

Most appropriate penalty for murder: 44% say life sentence with no parole, 25% say long sentence with parole, 18% say death penalty

62% support set-asides for minority businesses & racial quotas in employment and education

Affirmative action programs should be: 76% say continued for foreseeable future,

15% phased over next few years,

3% ended now. Self-identified conservatives:

27% say end now or phase out

What would help most to get illegal drugs out of black communities:

35% say law enforcement crackdowns,

28% more drug treatment programs,

25% more anti-drug programs

How to solve youth crime:

70% say more community programs, 18% hold parents responsible,

6% longer jail sentences

85% favor holding back on tax cuts to provide more help for the needy

48% blame child poverty on parents' individual failures

73% believe race relations have somewhat or greatly improved

78% say they prefer to live in racially mixed neighborhoods

21% say all or most of the civil rights movement's goals have been achieved

63% say blacks are inaccurately portrayed in media & movies, 31% say accurate

61% say immigration is good for USA

44% believe immigration should be decreased

49% say amnesty for illegal immigrants is bad or very bad

48% say immigrants should adopt U.S. culture, 43% maintain own culture

Embryonic stem-cell research: 48% favor, 44% oppose

Prohibit people under 18 from buying explicit music: 59% favor, 37% oppose

Hip hop influence on kids: 52% negative, 23% neutral, 18% positive

Ages 18-29: 42% hip hop a negative influence, 28% neutral, 24% positive

Ages 30-44: 52% hip hop a negative influence, 22% neutral, 20% positive

Ages 45-54: 55% hip hop a negative influence, 24% neutral, 16% positive

Ages 55-64: 55% hip hop a negative influence, 17% neutral, 14% positive

Ages 65+: 58% hip hop a negative influence, 25% neutral, 6% positive

71% favor requiring Arabs, including U.S. citizens, to undergo security checks before boarding airplanes

64% favor special identification cards for Arabs