Following a series of high profile instances of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States in 2020, several sports leagues displayed messages promoting social justice, such as ’Black Lives Matter,’ on their courts or fields to bring awareness to the situation. During an August 2020 survey in the United States, 24 percent of respondents said that this message was very effective in bringing attention to police brutality and racial inequality.
Public opinion on the effectiveness of sports leagues displaying messages promoting social justice on their courts or fields to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Very effective
24%
Somewhat effective
26%
Somewhat Ineffective
12%
Very ineffective
24%
Don't know/ No opinion
14%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
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Morning Consult. (August 30, 2020). Public opinion on the effectiveness of sports leagues displaying messages promoting social justice on their courts or fields to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172320/sports-leagues-social-justice-messages/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on the effectiveness of sports leagues displaying messages promoting social justice on their courts or fields to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020." Chart. August 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172320/sports-leagues-social-justice-messages/
Morning Consult. (2020). Public opinion on the effectiveness of sports leagues displaying messages promoting social justice on their courts or fields to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172320/sports-leagues-social-justice-messages/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on The Effectiveness of Sports Leagues Displaying Messages Promoting Social Justice on Their Courts or Fields to Bring Attention to Police Brutality and Racial Inequality in The United States as of August 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172320/sports-leagues-social-justice-messages/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on the effectiveness of sports leagues displaying messages promoting social justice on their courts or fields to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172320/sports-leagues-social-justice-messages/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Public opinion on the effectiveness of sports leagues displaying messages promoting social justice on their courts or fields to bring attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the United States as of August 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, August 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172320/sports-leagues-social-justice-messages/
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