(ThyBlackMan.com) The essential recommendation of close reading and critical reflection concerning history is one of those kinds of advice which is regularly given but infrequently followed. Indeed, we are taught by mind-molding media, contemporary concepts of mindfulness, and the relentless force of current events to focus on the here and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You love your bike. You also want it gone without drama. Selling on the street can feel simple, but it often comes with risk. Sketchy meetups. Lowball offers. People who disappear after a test ride. You deserve better. With a little planning, the web can help you reach real ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Did you know that the U.S. hemp industry saw explosive growth in recent years, climbing from about $820 million in 2017 to a staggering $2.6 billion in 2022? That surge says a lot about the growing interest in recreational cannabis products. If you are a beginner asking yourself, “Where ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. — Barack Hussein Obama “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When we say Black History Month is American history, we are not making a slogan. We are correcting a misunderstanding that has lived too long in the public imagination. Too many people still treat Black history as a side chapter, a cultural elective, or a commemorative sidebar to the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When Phyllis Hyman sang “You Know How to Love Me,” it was more than just a declaration. Released at the dawn of a new decade, the 1979 track captured something rare: a fluency of feeling that was confident, vulnerable, and electric. The song peaked at number six on the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) All things work together for the good! Romans 8: 28 Close to the 2026 midterms, tension spreads across the U.S., not only over outcomes but over doubts about election stability. Though Donald Trump serves his second year in office again, slipping support, financial stress, and public frustration grow stronger. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jay-Z stands in a rare place in American cultural history. He is not simply a rapper who became wealthy. He is a chronicler of ambition, survival, capitalism, and the psychology of coming from nothing and refusing to stay there. When I look at his words as a like-minded writer, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the amazing things that occurred quite frequently during Jesus’ earthly ministry was that he had to remind his apostles to keep their focus, concentrate on the vital issues, the really important things, and not to be sidetracked. It was not that these stalwart Galileans had an attention ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As 2026 unfolds, the landscape of international travel for Americans has shifted dramatically under the Trump Administration’s renewed focus on border security, immigration restrictions, and reciprocal travel bans. The administration’s policies, including expanded travel bans and visa restrictions, have not only affected inbound travel to the United States but ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) America’s children are growing up in a landscape shaped by persistent educational inequities, the trauma of gun violence, and the psychological toll of civil unrest. For Black and minority children, these forces converge in ways that threaten not only their safety and well-being but also their ability to thrive ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Does it sometimes seem as though too many people have never learned the lessons of the schoolyard? If you capitulate to a bully, you will be bullied forever. If you stand up to him, he will back down. What’s true on the playground is also true in the office, ...