Moynihan Report

Refers to the 1965 Moynihan Report (officially “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action”), a controversial U.S. government report by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The claims use it to critique the report’s framing of Black family structure, particularly its claims about “matriarchy,” and its prescriptions regarding race, gender, and social policy.

Claims that use this term

• The Moynihan report endorsed military violence as a cure for black emasculation
• The Moynihan matriarchy myth prescribed female subordination as the cure for racial oppression