Detroit Lions Hall of Famers treated like “just a guy”.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) One of the best things about sports are the links between the past and the present. A major part of sports are the comparisons between players, teams, and coaches and those comparisons also are regards to the present and the past. 2021 Pro Football of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony was another blend of the past and present terms... [Read more...]

Why Virginia Republicans Will Lose in November.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) My good buddy, Winston Churchill once told me, “To every man there comes a time in his life when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a great and mighty work, unique to him and fitted to his talents; what a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the moment that could... [Read more...]

Black life in 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) After a year of COVID, TIFF returned as a hybrid festival with in-person screenings in Toronto and digital screenings around the world. A fine selection of African Diaspora films, films with Black actors in their cast and general-release films brought the magic of TIFF alive again. Attica (***1/2) The 1971 Attica Prison Riots,... [Read more...]

Joe Biden’s Promise For Diverse Judges And Federal Court Diversity.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most important reasons to vote Donald Trump out of the White House was to stop him from packing our federal courts with even more anti-voting-rights, anti-equality, pro-corporate judges. Stopping the flood of bad Trump judges was a huge accomplishment for every organizer and voter who helped elect Joe Biden as president.... [Read more...]

Five Ways to Improve Workplace Safety and Avoid Lawsuits.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The last thing you want to deal with as your business grows is a workplace accident or injury. Workplace accidents can result in not just bodily injury but also unnecessary stress and suffering. Workers compensation insurance generally covers injuries or illnesses caused accidentally or through exposure to the work environment.  According... [Read more...]

The Empty Vessels: President Joe Biden and the Mainstream Media.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The Empty Vessels sounds like a cover band, in reality it’s something Rod Serling could narrate for an episode of the Twilight Zone. I would imagine it would go something like this: Picture. The portrait of a lost collection of misfits: Joe Biden, out-of-date, timeworn and a relic of the past, and his collection of caretakers... [Read more...]

Haitians Treatment is Not Just an ‘American’ Disgrace, But a World Disgrace.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Senate Major Leader Chuck Schumer angrily said the brutal treatment of Haitian asylum seekers defies common decency. A chorus of Democrats chimed in and called the Border Patrol horseback riding whipping and assaulting of the Haitians much worse. All demanded that the Biden Administration cease and desist the deportation of the... [Read more...]

Why Are House Dems So Reluctant to Tax Wealth?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I have to get this off my chest. Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee released its proposed tax increases to fund President Biden’s $3.5 trillion social policy plan. Here’s the big thing that hit me: Democrats didn’t go after the huge accumulations of wealth at the top – representing the largest share of the... [Read more...]

Maia Chaka’s NFL hire speaks louder than return of NFL’s social justice messaging.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) During the NFL’s Week 1 game between the New York Jets and the Carolina Panthers, the biggest storyline was former Jets first round pick and quarterback Sam Darnold playing against his former team the Jets, months after they traded him and drafted his replacement, Zach Wilson, with the second overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.... [Read more...]

Twitter and the ‘Fact-Checkers’ Line Up for Joe Biden.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Twitter makes it easy to realize that the purpose of “fact-checkers” is most commonly rushing to defend President Joe Biden from misinterpretation… and mockery. On Sept. 20, Twitter warned, “A video of President Biden discussing hurricane preparedness has been edited out of context, according to fact-checkers.” Tweets... [Read more...]

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