I agree.
Based on her statistics, the number of blacks, Hispanics and Asians who experience discrimination "sometimes" or "often" totals about 30 million.
Wente says:"But the narrative that racism is a pervasive scourge just won't let go."
There is a reason it won't let go.
There is a difference between a decline in and the prevalence of extant racism.
Yes, the figures in this study show racism has declined, but for 30 million non-whites in the U.S., racism it is still a common occurrence.
The statement that the "progressive left" is whipping up controversy about race to further their own political ends is demonstrably false. She has drawn a conclusion without a factual basis. There is nothing  to invent, the statistics speak for themselves -- racism is alive and well in the U.S.