Key areas where Black Americans are more likely to be affected, according to research:

#socialmedia Research indicates law enforcement disproportionately focuses on and overrepresents Black individuals in social media monitoring and crime reporting, especially on platforms like Facebook, creating a perception of higher criminality, though this is often based on racial bias in content creation, not just monitoring. source A significant study found police Facebook pages describe Black suspects in crime posts at a rate much higher (32%) than their share of actual arrests (20%),...

Despite growing Black-focused media, the overall percentage of broadcast stations and major media outlets owned by Black individuals is significantly low, a persistent issue reflected in multiple FCC reports.