WASHINGTON — Before the 2024 election, Donald Trump warned that Black Americans were losing their jobs in droves and things would get even worse if he did not return to the White House.

"You should demand that they give you the numbers of how many Black people are going to lose their job," the candidate said at a rally. "The African American population, they're getting fired at numbers that we have never seen before."

Upset by inflation and affordability issues, Black voters shifted modestly toward the Republican last year on the promise that he could boost the economy by stopping border crossings and challenging foreign factories with tariffs. Yet, with Trump back in office since January, recent economic data shows a widening racial wealth gap.

Black unemployment climbed from 6.2% to 7

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