(ThyBlackMan.com) There are very few people who have the luxury of never worrying about money. Unless you’re super rich, you have to think about it over the course of your life. You might not need to be too involved with money until you’re an adult. But once you become independent, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black people sure are powerful when it comes to things that really matter to them: food, clothes and entertainment. This could be the reason that so much change has occurred in matters of clothing ads and TV viewing. Aren’t sure what I am talking about? In the latest adventure ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every presidential candidate running for the presidency is offering infrastructure spending as the way to lift this economy out of its moribund state and create jobs. As voters, and smart and intelligent observers, many of you feel like I do; infrastructure spending is not the complete answer. Remember “the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You hear about it every month. you see the tears, the vigils, the rallies and the protests. Yet police brutality and killing of private citizens keeps right on happening and its far worse than you think. Are there good police officers? Of course there are many good officers and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Mary and I flew into Orlando Florida this evening after ten intense days of campaigning for Ted Cruz in Wisconsin. A shuttle took us to our car at the park-and-go near the airport. We made the hour long drive home to Deltona. The pet/house sitter vacated earlier. I was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If A is a success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play, and Z is keeping your mouth shut.” ~ Albert Einstein The Western view of success couples wealth accumulation by any means with unfettered consumption. This idea was ingrained ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After the 2012 election, when Americans re-elected Barack Obama, Republican Party leadership rightly did some soul searching. Republicans were in shock that Americans could re-elect a man they saw as clearly bad for the country, weakening us at home and fueling instability abroad. Polls showed that Obama’s signature law, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to consumer concerns, debt collection remains the top complaint most often reported to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Two newly-released CFPB reports reveal which consumers are most at risk and the businesses most often identified in debt collection issues. As of March 1, CFPB found ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King, Jr. There is a particular evil going on the State of Michigan, among all the others plaguing that state. During the election hoopla, the debates, the speeches, and attention focused on Michigan’s Black voters, I was appalled that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The awful transformation of Bernie Sanders has been absolutely breath stopping to see. Sanders has gone from a charming, engaging, provoking, and supremely principled Democratic presidential candidate to a scheming, conniving, devious, supremely unprincipled Democratic presidential contender. In quick succession, Sen. Bernie Sanders has been accused of being a ...