The breakdown of the family social structure has hurt black Americans. But it is an area that is difficult to legislate
Affirmative Action has helped all Americans to have access to higher paying jobs. The biggest beneficiary has been white women
Our social programs make it more difficult for intact families to get benefits. But that is due to conservative insistence that fathers be punished
Your first sentence is wrong. Any breakdown of family would hurt all Americans. Economic inequality has hurt black Americans. The fact white women benefitted from affirmative action the most increased white family income and wealth. White women being classified as a minority allowed racist white males the ability to hire a "minority" and they did not have to hire blacks.
The first sentence is correct
Having stronger family structures would help blacks regardless of the cause
I get kinda tired of whites and their opinions on what has hurt the black community. I will start off by saying that you are not a racist and you are sincere in believing this and you are not saying it as some kind of moral judge of the black community. However being black and having been part of the black community I think I can speak with a little more accuracy.
The black family is no weaker than the white family. My father and mother lived together until death did them part. And it was my mother who was the primary disciplinarian. Most of our neighborhood was like that. And don't let grandma live in the house, there were many homes like this also. The primary problem in many black communities is economic inequality. A family with no money is going to be weak. That's just the bottom line in a capitalist economic system. A family without money is without shelter, food, transportation, health care or education. It takes money to get all of those things.