(ThyBlackMan.com) What we are seeing in America today is something that Black people haven’t experienced in a very long time—citizenship with no workable Voting Rights Act in place. Immediately after the Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana v. Callais ruling, five southern states wasted little time in redrawing new congressional voting maps ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Donald Trump’s visit to China this week arrives at one of the most dangerous and morally complicated moments in modern geopolitical history. The optics will be carefully choreographed: towering skylines, ceremonial handshakes, military precision, economic pledges and polished displays of state power. Beijing understands spectacle. The Chinese Communist Party ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The May 12 inflation report confirmed what many Americans already know in their bones: while economists debate indicators and politicians boast about growth, ordinary people increasingly feel as though they are running on fumes. Prices rise, stabilize briefly, and then rise again, while wages lag behind the escalating costs ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” — Voltaire (1694-1778) Last week, when the Pentagon resumed its attacks on small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, the media barely noticed. The U.S. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In politics, fear has a color. For most of American history, that color has been Black. No ad has taught that lesson more brutally than the Willie Horton ad of 1988. It showed the face of a Black man convicted of murder. It blamed Michael Dukakis for a furlough ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A practical money plan does not start with ambition. It starts with honesty. That can be disappointing because many people want a fast answer, a clever method, or a dramatic reset. But the most useful financial plans usually begin with a plain question: what is actually happening with your ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In California, two of the country’s most closely watched political races are unfolding in front of voters — the Los Angeles mayoral contest and the Democrat dogpile to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Both races are crowded with progressive candidates, each trying to one-up the others in a bid to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The British election should serve as a warning to Democrats who let their left fringe run riot with scant criticism. Too many Democratic strategists and friends in the progressive media read the noise coming from the far left as evidence of broader public opinion than warranted, even among Democrats. ...