Both Democrats and Republicans relentlessly send this message that there is a class of people "living on welfare" to justify what they are going to "get tough on". And when white people discover that's not the case when they need it...of course there must be "special welfare for black people". So many advocates for the poor work so hard to fight this myth - because the lies result in harm to the weakest and most vulnerable members of society. Not only are the remaining forms of assistance continually cut (food stamps), but recipients are treated with indignity and once they are rendered homeless they are subject to all sorts of physical ills, indignities, and the general hostility of society. Yet the truth can't break through the perpetual barrage of lies told by politicians. It's just in their interest to tell them, or at least hint at them, and they can get away with it.
There is no "special welfare for black people".
Blacks are not even the majority recipients of welfare programs. 
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