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Celebrating Black Women (aka.. Black Girl Magic).

(ThyBlackMan.com) Rather than focus on recent violence that ravaged the Nation’s Capitol, I’ll celebrate Black women!  It would be easy to join with others who’re still attempting to provide an accurate explanation for the madness. To that subject, for the time being, I’ll only say that because of the current political climate and incessant cultural conflict, I’ve become a sounding-board... [Read the full story]

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Joe Biden’s Continued use of “Consumer Spending” is the Right Economic Solution.

(ThyBlackMan.com) The means, by which our economy can reach its potential of creating consistently over 200,000 jobs monthly, has to directly involve the consumer! The reason, for making this statement is relatively simple. The consumer makes up approximately 70% of our GDP (gross domestic product), which means Consumer Spending is responsible for 70% of the jobs created in our economy. Joe Biden’s... [Read the full story]

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Movie Review; Locked Down.

(ThyBlackMan.com) It may be 2021’s first viable COVID-themed movie. Hopefully it’s not the best audiences can expect. Anyone who has been locked down, pent up, frustrated and emotionally frayed will relate. Life with the virus has been hard and the light at the end of the tunnel is tiny. And so, British screenwriter Steven Knight (Oscar nominated Dirty Pretty Things) pumps out this ode to imprisonment... [Read the full story]

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How Papa Joe Biden Will Govern.

(ThyBlackMan.com) President Joe Biden said it in interview, on the campaign trail, and in debates with Trump. The “it” is that he will be president of all the people. This was more than political noblesse oblige or a vote getting sound bite.  It is a political pragmatists olive branch to a warlike GOP that he knew would stop at nothing to try and derail his candidacy and then presidency. Joe... [Read the full story]

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Joe Biden’s inauguration gives us new hope and new energy.

(ThyBlackMan.com) On Monday, we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s 91st birthday; on Wednesday, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as president, promising change after a dark period of division. Dr. King’s relationship with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson offers instructive lessons for today’s movement for justice. Kennedy, inaugurated after eight years of Republican Dwight Eisenhower, brought... [Read the full story]

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2020: The 5th Worst Year Of My Life.

(ThyBlackMan.com) 2020 will forever go down in infamy by many people as being The Worst Year Of Their Lives, but for me personally it will always be The 5th Worst Year Of My Life. 2020 saw many people get let go or furloughed from their jobs, losing relatives and friends to COVID, not being able to travel for long periods of time due to extreme travel restrictions, and all the other crazy stuff that... [Read the full story]

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DC Politics; Why the Surprise When a Jailed White Terrorist Gets Kid Glove Treatment.

(ThyBlackMan.com) True, there was the national fury, outcry, and indignation over the Trump egged Capitol terrorist insurrection.  True, there is loud demand from nearly all quarters of the general public for nabbing, jailing and tough punishment of the insurrectionists. True, more than a few including President-elect Joe Biden angrily pointed out the glaring double standard of the Capitol police... [Read the full story]

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Tech Giant Google Is Evil.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Famously, Google’s motto is “Don’t Be Evil.” Maybe “famously” isn’t the right word. “Hilariously” is more appropriate because Google is, in fact, an evil company. But it’s not just Google. Name the tech giant and they are pretty much working in ways that are detrimental, if not downright destructive, to the United States of America and the freedoms we hold... [Read the full story]

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Be Not Afraid: New Author Motivates Leaders To Change The World.

(ThyBlackMan.com) 1 Samuel 16:10, “Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, ‘The Lord has not chosen these.'” Society may never pick you, but thank God when it comes to leaders, God has the final say so! At times of social injustice and unrest, the attraction to popularity and influence can cloud our judgement sometimes and we forget that God does the... [Read the full story]

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Book Review; Kingdom Madness: For the Basketball Lover of Life Lessons.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Sports and Jesus? Seriously? Some people in the religion world find sports to be a distraction to obtaining the Word and applying it to life. I’ve heard plenty of comparisons of people cheering at sports competitions, but they will not do the same in the house of the Lord. So, what happens when you have a book that takes a sport, explains life lessons, while sprinkling in spiritual... [Read the full story]

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Unprepared to Survive: Wake Up. .

(ThyBlackMan.com) A war has been declared against us politically, economically and racially. Yet our people are not prepared. Many are asleep. Others are in denial. And yet others think they have “arrived” because of where they live, the salary they make and what they drive. The common factor? All of them are asleep and all of them are unprepared. The raw survival skills of the African... [Read the full story]

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Bring up Bianca Smith when talking about women breaking through in men’s sports leagues.

(ThyBlackMan.com) During last year, one of the more notable stories in sports have been women who have made history leading or playing men’s sports. Prior to the beginning of 2021, Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon became the first female acting head coach in NBA history after Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. About a month earlier... [Read the full story]

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The Future Developments of Downtown LA are worth Checking Out.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Downtown LA is where most of the development takes place. It is tagged as a city within a city. It is lively and complex, which explains why many people love the city of Angels. Despite the pandemic and other surrounding circumstances, the development in downtown LA just doesn’t seem to stop. In this article, we are going to tackle the developments in downtown LA that are worth... [Read the full story]

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Donald Trump Politics; Why Do I Feel Like the U.S. is on the Cusp of a Third Revolutionary War?

(ThyBlackMan.com) Not only should Donald Trump be impeached for inciting an insurrection against the members of Congress and the Senate on January 6, 2021 while members were in the middle of counting electoral votes, but he should also face federal charges for “conspiracy to overthrow the United States Government,” and upend the democratic process of certifying President-elect Joe Biden and Vice... [Read the full story]

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