While I can't comment on all parts of this country, that is precisely true in sections of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama. Why do you think it is that so many people stood on rooftops in New Orleans with signs that read "help me" in the days after Katrina? They thought they were unable to help themselves and it was strictly because they relied on the offerings of government.
Yes, a home without a father and a mother are a big factor in today's problems in the black community, but the government is at the root of that problem. I've heard young black women talk about their lack of need for a man to marry because they feel that the government will give them than a man. All they 'need' a man for is to get more kids, which equals more 'benefits'.