Based on a study of 1,100 articles from six major newspapers between 2019 and 2021, the media is four times more likely to mention the race of white murderers as compared to black murderers.

When race is mentioned, white murderers' race is mentioned in articles earlier than black murderers. White murderers are mentioned within the first 15% of the article, whereas black murderers are mentioned after at least 60%.

After George Floyd's murder, the media disparity between mentioning the race of white and black murderers widened.

The six papers included the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, and Minneapolis's Star-Tribune.

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Between 2011 and 2019, the New York Times and the Washington Post increased their usage of the words "racist," "racists," and "racism" by over 700% and nearly 1,000%, respectively.

In 2011, just 35% of white liberals thought racism in the United States was “a big problem,” according to national polling.

By 2015, this figure had ballooned to 61% and further still to 77% in 2017.

In 2006, 45% of white Democrats and 41% of white Republicans knew someone they considered racist.

By 2015, this increased to 64% for white Democrats but remained 41% for white Republicans.

Notably, the % decreased among black & hispanic Democrats during the same period.

Between 2013 and 2019, the New York Times and the Washington Post increased their usage of the terms "systemic racism," "structural racism," and "institutional racism" by roughly 1,000%.

Between 2013 and 2019, the New York Times and the Washington Post increased their usage of "white privilege" and "racial privilege" by 1,200% and nearly 1,500%, respectively.

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