Five Myths About Crime in Black America—and the Statistical Truths
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Debunking Poverty Myths and Racial Stereotypes
From CAP: President Barack Obama is not a “food stamp president.” According to recent figures, more food stamp recipients were actually added under President George W. Bush than under President Obama. Under President Bush the number of recipients rose by nearly 14.7 million. Blacks are not the primary recipients of…
Resurrection of the Welfare Queen
From ClutchMag: The monster beneath this rhetoric is the Welfare Queen, the fabled boogeywoman of the 1976 Reagan presidential campaign. “She has eighty names, thirty addresses, twelve Social Security cards and is collecting veterans’ benefits on four nonexisting deceased husbands,” Reagan told enraptured crowds at stump speeches. “Her tax-free income…