Generation #BlackLivesMatter? Majority of millennials back controversial movement

GenForward, a new polling group, released a survey regarding millennials and their opinions regarding the presidential candidates, immigration, political correctness, and other issues.

The study revealed that the majority of individuals surveyed support the #BlackLivesMatter movement and think racism is a “major problem.”

The results revealed 63 percent of African Americans ages 18-30, 25 percent of Asian Americans, 27 percent of Hispanics, and  17 percent of non-Hispanic whites “strongly support” #BlackLivesMatter, while 26 percent of all millennials support of the movement.
“We can’t affect national narrative, we can’t affect national legislation that comes down and affects local people if local people don’t push back and take a stand about what’s happening in local communities,” Chelsea Fuller of the Advancement project told USA Today.

On racism, 34 percent of African Americans, 14 percent of Asian Americans, 16 percent of Hispanics, 5 percent of non-Hispanic whites, and 12 percent of all millennials regard racism as the most important issue when choosing a political candidate to support.