The title is the opening line from a piece by Clarence Henderson in the Greensboro News & Record. It begins a review of Mr. Henderson’s reflections “on the incredible progress African Americans have made over the past three years.” In other words, Under the tenure of Donald J. Trump.
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Before Trump, the black community endured decades of broken promises from the political establishment in Washington. For years, liberal politicians have vowed to tackle the sky-high black unemployment rate and create jobs for African Americans. They pledged to implement policies that would boost our income, insisting that poverty can be cured with welfare.
Yet, after winning our votes, Democratic politicians — including President Barack Obama — either ignored the needs of African Americans or demonstrated the futility of their discredited socialist policies. Much like the tax rate, the black unemployment rate remained high throughout the Obama years, contributing to widespread suffering among millions of African Americans. Instead of collecting higher paychecks, more and more black families were forced to rely on food stamps — depriving them of the dignity that comes with being able to provide for one’s own family.
In other words, talk is cheap and Democrats talk a lot. Even the black president. Trump, on the other hand, talked a lot and then went about the business of doing what he said he would.
Trump only needed three years to create the best economy for African Americans in U.S. history.
Thanks to Trump’s economic reforms, such as targeted deregulation and middle-class tax cuts, the black unemployment rate dropped to an all-time low of 5.4% in August 2019, and has hovered below 6% ever since.
And by all accounts, he, President Trump, is just getting started.
