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BET Co-Founder Praises Trump For Economy, Credits Tax Cuts For Low Black Unemployment

Amanda Prestigiacomo

On Friday, Black Entertainment Network co-founder Robert Johnson praised President Donald Trump for the current economic boom, specifically lauding the GOP tax cuts as a catalyst for employment of black Americans.

“You’ve never seen African-American unemployment this low and the spread between African-Americans and whites narrowing,” Johnson said during a CNBC interview on Friday. In December, unemployment for blacks reached the lowest percentage (6.8%) in its recorded history.

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