The so-called "War on Poverty" initiated by President Johnson lasting throughout the 60's, 70's has cost a reportedly $1 Trillion with less than nothing to show for it.
Maybe Al Sharpton can help elucidate this jarring phenomena especially when most overt forms of racial discrimination and bias have faded.
And the conclusion is?....(Covert forms of racial discrimination.)
It’s because most “blacks” don’t care. You can look at their culture and see, you can look at any other country in the ENTIRE world, the HISTORY of the world that has been majority black, there hasn’t been ONE noteworthy country EVER that has been run or populated by blacks.
The link "Washington Post" posted above should have directed you to "For Obama, 50 Years After Historic March, Economic Equality The Path to Racial Justice" works at the linked to article at 'Roll Call' but comes up as "not found" in my first attempt to link to the page. This is my second attempt to link to the article "For Obama, 50 Years After Historic March, Economic Equality The Path to Racial Justice" that otherwise can be found at the 'Roll Call' article.
LBJ’s disastrous “Great Society” programs ensured that there would be an explosion of multi-generational dependence on taxpayer support
In 1963 I was a student across the river and 6 miles from the Lincoln Memorial. At that time I was well aware that the black community was full of vibrant mom & pop businesses of all types and descriptions mostly self-employment types (If your self-employed you don’t count in the governments employment counts so if you go out of business you aren’t counted as unemployed and can’t get any benefits). The black kids I went to school with all had strong family structures. If they got into some kind of mischief their dads busted their butts just like my dad did me. After LBJ’s poverty programs went into effect that all went away during about a 3 to 5 year period. When I can home from college in early 70’s I was astounded at what had become of the black community that I grew up with. Maybe Cruz has a point about people become addicted to government programs.
That is what a “victim” mentality will get you. Dems have done a great job keeping the blacks on their plantation despite all our money they have spent.