According to Pew Research, the answer is “Yes“.
“The number of African-Americans who say they trust the U.S. government is nearly twice the number of whites who say that. The finding, from a recent poll on trust in America, is a sharp turnaround from previous years.”
I think the next excerpt is very key,
“African-Americans don’t have a monolithic view of government — but most blacks are Democrats, and trust in government usually increases when your party is in power. So in January 2009, confidence in government really spiked for African-Americans when Barack Obama was sworn in as president.”
Government is still government, regardless if it decides to go in blackface.
The one thing about this that still amazes me is how despite the following…
Minority Businesses Shut Out of Stimulus Loans
Reality Check: One Year after Stimulus, Blacks and Latinos Still Struggling
Stimulus’ Failure to Benefit Blacks Sparks Comparison to Days of Jim Crow
…our trust for government has reportedly gone up.
Same government, different face.
