(ThyBlackMan.com) Historically, cities grew up around a central district of commerce. People would move to the town and set up businesses in the center, close to major transport hubs. Residents of the surrounding suburbs would then flood to the middle, pushing up land values and creating a virtuous cycle of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A $349 billion program created to assist America’s small businesses was launched on April 3 to provide payroll, utilities, rent and more for eligible applicants screened by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). On April 16 – less than two weeks later — this national stimulus enacted in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is one indisputable fact about the 2020 Democratic presidential primary: former Vice-President Joe Biden’s bid for the nomination was reeling and on the ropes before he was rescued by Black voters, beginning with the decisive endorsement of veteran Congressman James Clyburn, the widely respected custodian of the “fire ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The daily White House coronavirus briefings have made me cringe, scream, shake my head, and even laugh! The President of the United States offers medical advice, minimizes the coronavirus, injects partisanship into his remarks, and generally treated these critical briefings as his daily open mike. He uses his bully pulpit ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been in the news a lot lately for having warned how bad the COVID-19 pandemic would get. In April 2018, he said, “there is a significant probability of a large and lethal, modern-day pandemic occurring in our lifetimes.” He cautioned, “even in the U.S., our response to a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Animals with special needs are not uncommon. You’ve probably seen a video of a pet born with a physical impairment of some sort somewhere on the internet. However, is it possible for an animal to be born with Down Syndrome? Possibly, but it’s unlikely. Humans have 23 pairs of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We face a pandemic that has not been seen at this level in a century, causing all levels of government to react. Health departments have issued specific guidelines in an attempt to slow down the infection rate, but how much will it help? Only time will tell. However, you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Research shows that African American men have the 2nd highest average rate of workplace accidents at 12 per 1000 workers, according to the Safety and Health Magazine. Employers are required to follow a systematic approach to ensure job site safety for all workers. However, companies tend to choose profits over ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is more than a tendency, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, to blame those politicians in power for the continuing crisis, which has harmed our health, shut down our economy and thrust us into a likely deep recession if not depression. While I support President Donald J. Trump, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To hear all the shouting about voting by mail, you would think that the U.S. postal delivery system is fail-safe. That’s a laugh – whether you’re talking about the proper and timely delivery of votes, your mortgage or car payment, or your letter to grandma. Remember this? I learned ...