(ThyBlackMan.com) Former President Barack Obama railed against Texas for attempting a mid-decade redistricting to create more Republican U.S. House seats. On social media, Obama said: “We can’t lose focus on what matters — right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Four presidential elections have passed since Barack Obama’s won the presidency in 2008, and we are still experiencing the backlash from his first election. As a U.S. senator from Illinois, Obama rose rapidly to power and became the most successful Black presidential candidate having won the Democratic nomination and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s with some discomfort that I consider the possibility that Trump’s radical immigration agenda will lead to better immigration policies. The discomfort comes from the cruelty involved: the roughing up of good people who’ve been quietly working, the celebrations of brutal incarceration, the racially tinged rhetoric. Hope comes in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “When you have people that are this extreme, they will do anything and everything to maintain power. The only thing that will stop them is us.” – Rep. Jasmine Crockett We are living through a moment that demands clarity, resolve, and truth. Across this country, communities are calling for leadership ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Vice President JD Vance’s handling of the press is masterful, and some of his interactions with them have taken on iconic status. For example, in January, Vance was being interviewed by Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.” While asking Vance about the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Brennan protested that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump knows a good deal when he sees one. He also knows that a good deal can fail if the rules are stacked against it. That is the reality facing America’s freight rail system today. The proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger has the potential to be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Did you know that nearly 40 million Americans are hit with a surprise tax each year on gains they never received? $1,500 is the average amount millions of savers pay the IRS every year in phantom gains taxes. Why? Because buried deep in our outdated tax code is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2008, Madeline “Kara” Neumann, age 11, died of diabetic ketoacidosis in Wisconsin. Her parents treated her symptoms with prayer instead of medical care. The day before she died, Kara could no longer talk while suffering terrible stomach pains. Yet her adults still wouldn’t take her to a doctor. ...