US Government's Impact on Black Families 📉
A documentary exploring how government policies contributed to the rise of fatherless households in Black communities.

Black Culture Unlocked
722.4K views • Aug 13, 2023

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How The US Government Destroyed Black Families (Documentary)
It’s no secret. Fatherless households are more common in the Black community. A survey from the American consensus institution revealed that 67% of Black children under 18 in the U.S. live in homes without fathers. This is a stark contrast to White children, as only 24% of them live in fatherless homes.
But it wasn’t always like that. The black family survived generations of open racism, widespread poverty, and slavery. They lived through segregation and violence. And strong family bonds used to be the norm.
Between 1890 and 1950, the marriage rate was much higher among black women than white women. A fraction of black children lived in homes without their fathers.
But everything changed with the expansion of the welfare state. This is how the US government destroyed black families.
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Sources:
1. https://earthweb.com/percentage-of-black-fatherless-homes/
2. https://www.uclalawreview.org/the-absent-black-father-race-the-welfare-child-support-system-and-the-cyclical-nature-of-fatherlessness/
3. https://ifstudies.org/blog/family-breakdown-and-americas-welfare-system
4. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/10/the-breakdown-of-the-black-family-contd/626229/
5. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/20/us/breakup-of-black-family-imperils-gains-of-decades.html
6. https://www.thechildsupporthustle.com/2022/01/the-truth-about-black-parents-welfare-and-the-man-in-the-home-requirement/
7. https://www.aei.org/articles/seduced-how-radical-ideas-on-welfare-work-and-family-sent-poor-black-americans-to-hell/
8. https://newrepublic.com/article/136200/racist-roots-welfare-reform
9. https://naacp.org/articles/viewing-social-security-through-civil-rights-lens
10. https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.4.4.65
11. https://www.stlouisfed.org/en/publications/regional-economist/july-2010/a-bleak-30-years-for-black-men-economic-progress-was-slim-in-urban-america
12. https://www.forbes.com/sites/palashghosh/2021/06/18/blacks-earn-30-less-than-whites-while-black-households-have-just-one-eighth-of-wealth-of-white-households/?sh=53e662cc550c
13. https://www.aauw.org/resources/article/black-women-and-the-pay-gap
#blackhistory
It’s no secret. Fatherless households are more common in the Black community. A survey from the American consensus institution revealed that 67% of Black children under 18 in the U.S. live in homes without fathers. This is a stark contrast to White children, as only 24% of them live in fatherless homes.
But it wasn’t always like that. The black family survived generations of open racism, widespread poverty, and slavery. They lived through segregation and violence. And strong family bonds used to be the norm.
Between 1890 and 1950, the marriage rate was much higher among black women than white women. A fraction of black children lived in homes without their fathers.
But everything changed with the expansion of the welfare state. This is how the US government destroyed black families.
--------------------------------------------
👑 The Root:
Learn about the real black history they never taught us in school so you can discover who you truly are and escape the matrix. Click here ➡️ https://blackcultureunlocked.com/products/theroot
⭐️ Listen to our documentaries on Spotify! Click here ➡️ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/black-culture-unlocked
📸 Follow us on instagram for daily content ➡️ @blackcultureunlocked_
✅ Follow us on twitter for daily content ➡️ @bcunlocked
💰 Business Inquiries ➡️ blackcultureunlocked0@gmail.com
---------------------------------------------
Black Culture Unlocked is a movement focused on bringing the raw truth and real history to the culture. Our mission is to write our own stories and unlock the minds of the culture to become free thinkers. Subscribe and turn on post notifications to join the movement!
Sources:
1. https://earthweb.com/percentage-of-black-fatherless-homes/
2. https://www.uclalawreview.org/the-absent-black-father-race-the-welfare-child-support-system-and-the-cyclical-nature-of-fatherlessness/
3. https://ifstudies.org/blog/family-breakdown-and-americas-welfare-system
4. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/10/the-breakdown-of-the-black-family-contd/626229/
5. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/20/us/breakup-of-black-family-imperils-gains-of-decades.html
6. https://www.thechildsupporthustle.com/2022/01/the-truth-about-black-parents-welfare-and-the-man-in-the-home-requirement/
7. https://www.aei.org/articles/seduced-how-radical-ideas-on-welfare-work-and-family-sent-poor-black-americans-to-hell/
8. https://newrepublic.com/article/136200/racist-roots-welfare-reform
9. https://naacp.org/articles/viewing-social-security-through-civil-rights-lens
10. https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.4.4.65
11. https://www.stlouisfed.org/en/publications/regional-economist/july-2010/a-bleak-30-years-for-black-men-economic-progress-was-slim-in-urban-america
12. https://www.forbes.com/sites/palashghosh/2021/06/18/blacks-earn-30-less-than-whites-while-black-households-have-just-one-eighth-of-wealth-of-white-households/?sh=53e662cc550c
13. https://www.aauw.org/resources/article/black-women-and-the-pay-gap
#blackhistory
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