By Mona Austin
(The Slice): In early October the White House hosted a group of young Blacks. With phones raised, they were excited to be in the White House. This groups included some of the ususal supporters who show up when there is an initiative involving Blacks. Form the optics and energ in the East room on tis particular night seemd to contradict the logn-standing narrative that Trump is unpopular among African Americans.
The White House continues to exaggerate about the president's support for African Americans and the economic progress of the group. From meeting with Black pastors and supporters to bragging about support for Blacks in tweets,t the president and several of his staff members are spinning the truth about their relationship with the Black community. Trump has yet to address the tragedies Blacks have faced throughout his entire presidency. While there are programs ear-marked for African Americans the Trump Administration fails gravely on social issues impacting Black life.
The White House continues to exaggerate about the president's support for African Americans and the economic progress of the group. From meeting with Black pastors and supporters to bragging about support for Blacks in tweets,t the president and several of his staff members are spinning the truth about their relationship with the Black community. Trump has yet to address the tragedies Blacks have faced throughout his entire presidency. While there are programs ear-marked for African Americans the Trump Administration fails gravely on social issues impacting Black life.
The main refrain that is repeated pertains to the historic low employment rate for Blacks, which began to change during the Obama presidency. That the rate has dropped to it lowest point is true, yet the effect of it on other outliers (such as poverty, growth in income brackets, type of jobs, wage and wealth growth, home ownership, access to loans, etc.) are not taken into account when these numbers are being spouted in the media.
REPORT: ECONOMIC STATUS OF BLACK AMERICA
It does not matter if the people are employed or educated if their quality of life is compromised through racially motivated discrimination or they can not live free.
REasearch formt eh Brookings Insistiont
“We should never celebrate the fact that black folks are just working,” said Andre M. Perry, an expert at the Brookings Institution. “It’s like saying: ‘Look, you have a job. Why should you complain?’ And I think that’s what Trump is signaling. He’s saying to the black community, ‘Look what I’ve given you,’ and not necessarily saying, ‘Let’s look at the percentage of people in poverty, let’s look at the percentage of people rising to the middle class.’”
“Are black folks getting the kinds of jobs that are propelling them to the middle class? No, they are not,” Perry added. “You still see that gap in the unemployment rate, and you still see that gap in median income.”
The pattern of declines Trump is talking about began under President Barack Obama at the end of the Great Recession. Many of the policies the administration has implemented have not yeilded the widespread results that claim.
Constantly repeating this same iexaggerated nformation without addressing the main issues that a community faces can have a crippling effect. There are numerous lkhhungfhy
See the video below for specific concerns coming directly form the Black Community.