CNN's Don Lemon: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." Politifact rating: True

Politifact ^ | July 29, 2013 | Louis Jacobson

[fwdude]

That is high, even with them padding the numbers.

[the OlLine Rebel]

It’s been about that way for I don’t know how many decades. At least 35 years.

[Republican Wildcat]

Even bigger news is Don Lemon reporting something factual.

This was actually not the case prior to the welfare state. It was apparently even lower than the population at large with very strong and stable families. Had this continued they would probably be the wealthier demographic by this point as they also had a very good work ethic - things like “prevailing wage” laws were passed which stopped black owned contractors from being able to successfully bid for contract work.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Don Lemon is a RACIST!

[chopperk]

Don’t be a statistic Don, keep your pants up for a change.

[RummyChick]

Did he find a way to blame Whitey?

[caww]

What dos that say then about the black community. Guys dump thm and the gals don’t mind as welfare will take care of them and their babies.....with or without the guy.

[nickcarraway]

Isn’t it over 50% among whites now? I don’t know what it is with Asians.

[CatOwner]

It wasn’t that way prior to the Civil Rights Act. So figure.

[BenLurkin]

The Bastard Boom.

Thanks, LBJ.

[caww]

I don’t think the majority of black woman want to use birthcontrol.

[MayflowerMadam]

Looks like he reported this almost ten years ago. I wonder if he’d make the same report today.

[nickcarraway]

This article days nonhispanic whites 29%, but I think it’s much higher.

[Republican Wildcat]

True, but it was The Great Society social welfare programs to create the Welfare State that created that vs. the Civil Rights Act.

[Old Yeller]

Brothers are Johnny Appleseed. They scatter their seed everywhere and then move on.

[Veto!]

Sad. I just came from my doctor’s office and a lovely Black family was siting in the waiting room with me. Pretty well-dressed mom, nicely dressed dad calming the beautiful little boy on his lap. Families like that should be an inspiration to other Blacks.

[Pontiac]

LBJ was an evil bustard

[fwdude]

It’s been about that way for I don’t know how many decades. At least 35 years.

I can remember not too many decades ago when the number of out-of-wedlock births to blacks was about 2/3rds, 66%. Now, every race and culture is seeing these numbers go up. Thank LBJ's "great society" and the "war on poverty." Who knew that it was also the war on the family?

[moovova]

I guess that doesn’t include the ones sucked from Mom’s womb in pieces?