PolitiFact.com-Was Ronald Reagan's record on black unemployment better than Barack Obama's?

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By Louis Jacobson on Friday, May 22nd, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.
Recently, a reader forwarded us a social media meme that accused President Barack Obama of having a worse record on African-American employment than former President Ronald Reagan -- a charge which, if true, would be an embarrassment to the nation’s first black president.

The meme says: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." This text has been placed over a photograph of an African-American man wearing a T-shirt that reads, "I need a job."

Is the meme correct? We took a closer look.

Read the results @ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/may/22/facebook-posts/was-ronald-reagans-record-black-unemployment-bette/
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[JaneyVee]

1. Good posts. Thanks!

[Human101948]

2. But they did get free Obamaphones!

I saw it on Fox News! It's true!

[Number23]

3. I can't believe that anyone would think this is a legitimate hook to hang their hat on

But there are people that have burned 3000 calories pretending that Obama declared himself a Reagan fan and a "moderate 80s Republican" so then again, maybe it's not a bad idea to nip this crap in the bud before the clueless spread it too far and consider it gospel.