50 years later Has the situation of black Americans improved during Obama's presidency? Yes, Obama has acted like a true leader – pushing the country to have open and honest discussions about race Yes, and Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud Yes, Obama is empathetic to the pain and voices of outrage coming from black America Yes, Obama has demanded a minimum wage increase, more funding for early childhood programs and increased federal aid for historically black colleges Yes, of course. Obama broke the race barrier as the first black president and made one of the greatest contributions to the civil rights movement Yes, otherwise Obama wouldn't retain more than 86 percent approval among black people Yes, Obama has taken steps to advance civil rights and racial equality - like opposing voter ID, providing free Obama phones and health care and ending stiff federal sentencing guidelines for drug off I don't know. Things are about the same now as they were before Obama became president No, he has acted like a divider in chief, issuing statements that inflame race baiters No, black people are doing far worse under Obama's leadership No, and the fact there's a race war by so many black people against whites is proof No, Obama has exacerbated America's racial divide Absolutely not. The unemployment and poverty levels among blacks are nearly double the rates of whites, and the black abortion, drop-out, fatherless and incarceration rates are soaring No, and if Martin Luther King Jr. were alive, he would hang his head in shame over how Obama has caused the situation of black America to regress so profoundly in just 5 years Other View Results Loading ...