African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race, according to a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey.

The survey, entitled, “Optimism about Black Progress Declines Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class,” was conducted in association with National Public Radio. David Bositis, senior research associate at The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, was a consultant on the survey.

http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/700/black-public-opinion