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(ThyBlackMan.com) Cycling in Italy is more than a workout—it’s a full-sensory experience. From vineyard-covered hills to ancient Roman roads, few places match the rhythm, scenery, and soul of the Italian countryside. The appeal goes far beyond cycling itself: it’s about the connection to history, culture, and the road beneath your ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On a sunny morning in May 1984, I reported for a job as first lady Nancy Reagan’s speechwriter. I drove my Toyota Corolla up to the Ellipse, careful to display the special tag permitting me to park quite close to the East Wing, and ventured inside, past the line ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Your desk, both physical and digital, is buried. For a single case, you’re sifting through terabytes of body-worn camera footage, dozens of social media accounts, surveillance video from three different locations, and endless logs of text messages. The sheer volume is overwhelming, and the variety is a logistical nightmare. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Following the tragic mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, that resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including a New York City Police Department officer, we must confront a vital question: Where were the heroes? Reports indicate that the shooter walked from the curb to the entrance ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a familiar, gut-sinking feeling for any business leader. A key system crashes right before a deadline, the network slows to a crawl during peak hours, or a valued employee wastes another morning struggling with outdated software. “Persistent IT issues are red flags that your current systems or support ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For small and mid-sized businesses, the digital landscape is filled with immense opportunity—and significant risk. The numbers paint a stark picture: according to recent industry analysis, an astonishing 60% of small businesses that suffer a cyberattack go out of business within six months. This single statistic highlights a reality ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Democratic Party’s low approval ratings have sent a stern message to its members. But what is it? Is it a failure to loudly fight an unpopular president on every matter? Is it anger over the party’s previous obsession with boutique causes — transgender rights, for instance — while ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the great architects of modern R&B, funk, and soul, The Commodores deserve a place near the top of the conversation. Emerging in the early 1970s from Tuskegee, Alabama, and quickly signing to Motown, the group carved out a reputation for their unmatched versatility. They could deliver horn-driven ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As the economy becomes more connected, the gap between those with reliable internet and those without is widening, creating both challenges and opportunities for Black entrepreneurs in cities like Minneapolis. A 2023 Pew Research Center study found that African-American business ownership has grown by over 30% in the past ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In June, the court found, discriminatory “roving patrols” of ICE agents terrorized Los Angeles and its residents, targeting not those who had committed crimes (remember those promises), but anyone who looked Hispanic or spoke Spanish or was hanging out in Hispanic neighborhoods where men find jobs, at car washes ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently wrote about the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools program’s annual National Day of Social Action, which this year engaged thousands of students enrolled in CDF Freedom Schools summer programs across the country around the message “Public Education is a Public Good.” Scholars from the CDF Freedom Schools ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whatever you may think of God, and many of us have notions of God that are quite bizarre, we are apt to think, at times, that God has gone too far, he is asking too much, he wants the impossible. Tell me to love my difficult, bad-tempered, sin-loving wife ...
