(ThyBlackMan.com) During my time as a public servant in the state of Ohio, I learned a simple truth: markets work best when they are open, competitive, and accountable. When they are not, families pay the price. That’s why a recent lawsuit filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the U.S. Department ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every March, Women’s History Month brings a familiar rhythm of celebration—panels, proclamations, and tributes to pioneers who shattered glass ceilings. Those stories matter. But if we are honest, the story of women in America cannot be told without confronting another truth: this nation has been built, quite literally, on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In today’s Washington, politicians are quick to give and slow to take. The result is a government that won’t push itself back from the table, even though it cannot afford the bill. And this insatiable appetite is fueling an affordability crisis that’s putting the American dream further out of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump breaks every rule in the book, and he’s never read the book of rules. Time after time, Americans see he’s constitutionally unable to follow the Constitution. To wit, he, with Israel, just started a war on Iran that ricochets around the Middle East. Contrary to the War ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week in his State of the Union address, President Trump asked a question that truly should be pondered at a deeper level. When he asked the simple question, “Stand if you believe that the duty of the government is to protect American citizens over illegal aliens,” the response ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two sports analogies we can use to exemplify the need for intergenerational unity within the Black community. The “next man up” mentality is a sports-driven philosophy emphasizing preparedness, resilience, and adaptability, where teammates are ready to step in and perform at a high level when a starter ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Two weeks ago, February seventeenth to be exact, Jesse Jackson died. It was not a surprise as he had been sick for the past couple of years; but you still are surprised when death finally arrives. When a major figure dies within our community, Blacks are quick to monitor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Epstein files have become a major distraction; they are being used by the powers who shouldn’t be to re/misdirect Americans’ attention away from other critical and pressing issues. Yes pedophilia, financial manipulation and fraud and government corruption/capture are extremely important issues but unfortunately, what we are seeing now is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Personal decisions rarely exist in isolation. Within Black communities, individual actions often carry wider meaning because they intersect with family stability, public perception, and trust in institutions. Choices made in ordinary moments can lead to long-term outcomes that affect employment, mobility, and reputation. This reality is not abstract. It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m gonna keep this brief. This is at the drop of a dime, and I have to write about this, or I will be in my feelings. So in this rant, you are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge. Often, I wonder if people on their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “We are in a post constitutional moment in our country. Our constitutional institutions, understandings, and practices have all been transformed, over decades, away from the words on the paper into a new arrangement—a new regime if you will—that pays only lip service to the old Constitution.” – Russell Vought, president, Center ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When initiating “Negro History Week” in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson chose February for reasons of tradition and reform. It is commonly said that Woodson selected February to encompass the birthdays of two great Americans who played a prominent role in shaping Black history: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. ...