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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2025 · 47 MIN

10/23/25 9AM Unequal Aid: The Color of Welfare

from The Truth with Sherwin Hughes · host Sherwin Hughes

Sherwin dives deep into how race shapes America’s welfare system — exploring why government relief and public sympathy often move faster for white communities than for Black ones. Through history, policy, and lived experience, Sherwin unpacks the biases that define who’s deemed “deserving” of help and who’s left behind.

Sherwin dives deep into how race shapes America’s welfare system — exploring why government relief and public sympathy often move faster for white communities than for Black ones. Through history, policy, and lived experience, Sherwin unpacks the biases that define who’s deemed “deserving” of help and who’s left behind.

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