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Top 5 Drake Albums.

(ThyBlackMan.com) At the moment, Drake is preparing to drop his new album, Certified Lover Boy. While he hasn’t been as active last year as he usually is, he steadily dropped a single or album here and there. One thing that you can be sure of is that whatever he releases will have the highest level of replay value, one of the things that sets Drake head and shoulders above every other artist in hip... [Read the full story]

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6 Health Benefits of Solitude.

(ThyBlackMan.com) In a world that tends to be connected 24/7, many of us find ourselves too often overburdened and over-committed. We are living in a vortex of constant communication through digital devices. Between smartphones, tablets, and laptops, many of us are online or on-screen for several hours of the day. We are overwhelmed with communication but without a meaningful connection. While this... [Read the full story]

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Six Rappers to Watch from Toronto’s Hip-Hop Scene.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Since December 2020, DJ Akademiks has used the Twitch wing of his platform to promote and introduce the new wave of talent from the Toronto hip-hop scene. To say that the scene is full of characters would be something of an understatement. The YouTube mini-documentary series Savages from the 6ix on the mindsoul6ix channel is also a good reference into the background of some of these... [Read the full story]

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If They Only Had A You.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Today I received THAT phone call. You know THAT phone call. It’s THAT phone call that no one hungers, no one craves. There’s no race. There’s no rush to THAT particular phone call. Its remnants are slow to swallow, hard to hold down, difficult to digest. All communication is controlled; that is, until too many damn memories; burst through too many damned eyelids; flooding too... [Read the full story]

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Say Hello To The Black Female Version Of “The Equalizer”.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, CBS dropped a bombshell by revealing that they did a remake of the classic 1980s television show that was also on CBS called “The Equalizer” by airing the pilot episode right after the football game.  Even though I normally dislike remakes of old TV shows and movies because of the fact that most remakes nowadays aren’t well received by the viewers which in turn flops... [Read the full story]

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Why Small Business Fail.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s be honest about what nobody wants to say. Small business owners want to blame presidents and pandemics, the lack of government assistance, viruses and lockdowns or sheltering in place for the failure of their businesses. And yes, all of the above are factors that can impact small business. But the ultimate and primary responsibility to run a successful business is with... [Read the full story]

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Senate Trial Proves Again Donald Trump Still Owns the GOP.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Yes, a pack of Trump’s Palm Beach neighbors made news with their effort to evict him from Mar-a-Lago. Yes, thousands opted out as Twitter followers of former Trump yes man Rudy Giuliani. And yes, there is still more anti-Trump news with Georgia state officials saying they’ll launch a criminal probe of Trump’s election tamper in that state. But this is all sideshow stuff and... [Read the full story]

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A Time to Refocus for the Church.

(ThyBlackMan.com) “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Mathew 28:18-20 Mission The... [Read the full story]

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Letter To The Black Man.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Black Man, What’s up brother? I was in the gym lifting weights when you crossed my mind.  Slipping by DMX was playing. I began to reminisce on the times I had slipped and felt like I couldn’t get up.  What made it worse was looking around at my counterparts and none of them appeared to be struggling like I was.  Immediately I began to question myself even more. “Is it... [Read the full story]

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Attending Trade School Is Often The Right Choice.

(ThyBlackMan.com) President Biden, included in his $2 Trillion SUPER SIZED Stimulus Package, paying off $10,000.00 per borrower of student loans.  The Democrat House Leaders, not to be outdone, pushed for $50,000.00 loan forgiveness.  Because our federal government runs a MONSTER deficit, this proposal adds $700 Billion debt (on top of the $23.3 TRILLION existing national debt) on our grandchildren,... [Read the full story]

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Black History Month: Negro Leagues Baseball doesn’t need MLB validation.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Negro Leagues Baseball did not completely get the celebration its rich history deserves in 2020. The year 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues and the coronavirus pandemic understandably derailed major celebrations and gatherings for most of the year for many attractions and museums including the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Major League... [Read the full story]

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The ‘GOP’ Won’t Fall Apart This Time Either.

(ThyBlackMan.com) When you’ve been consuming and producing political commentary for many years, you get used to certain recurring themes. One is the imminent disappearance or relegation to permanent minority status of the Republican Party. This was widely predicted after the Barry Goldwater defeat in 1964, after Watergate in the 1970s, after the elections of Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack... [Read the full story]

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Letter To Black Women.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Black Women, Hello ladies. My name is Christian Johnson. I am sending you this letter because I have grown tired of the gender war.  Black men and women have never been this divided.  This letter is an attempt to understand why the divide exist. And more specifically to find out why you all do not like us. Before you say anything; you need to understand that I know this does... [Read the full story]

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Politics; Systemic Racism Immigration Style.

(ThyBlackMan.com) I speak about illegal immigration often. Mainly because the folk most negatively impacted by policy that decriminalizes such actions and behaviors negatively are poor and black people. This is a mathematical fact. Normally I speak of it in terms of federal incarceration and the subsequent cost. This is easy to see just by looking at the data. Estimates suggest that anywhere between 13 and 30 percent... [Read the full story]

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