 A similar poll in June 2016 found that 65% of black American adults supported Black Lives Matter and 40% of white American adults support it.Fifty-nine percent of black Americans thought that Black Lives Matter would "be effective, in the long run, in helping blacks achieve equality" and 34% of white Americans thought so.A 2017 Harvard-Harris survey found that 35% of whites and 83% of blacks have a favorable view of the movement.