(ThyBlackMan.com) Public advocacy and campaigns should be developed to encourage family members and local communities to pass on the treasure of language to the younger generation. Recently, the Union African Union adopted Swahili as one of the official languages alongside French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic. I could not have been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently spent almost two weeks with some of the most influential, top donors to the Republican Party and the conservative movement. For purposes of this column, I will use the words Republican and conservative interchangeably. The two takeaways from these meetings: the Republican National Committee (RNC) is totally ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (**1/2) It’s kinda like a movie. Kinda like a sitcom. Not really either. But its sweet emotions and modern sensibilities eventually make it endearing. It looks like the goal of the relaunch of Cheaper by the Dozen, a classic 1950 and 2003 white bread Disney family comedy, was to make ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Newborn photography is quickly becoming more and more popular for new parents, but many aren’t sure about what it truly entails. Not only is it a time-intensive job, but it’s also one of the most expensive parts of having an infant. How long do these sessions last, though? Whether ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anti-democratic authoritarianism is on the rise–both around the world and here at home. Sometimes it is easier to recognize overseas. That’s especially true at moments like this when Vladimir Putin’s military is killing civilians in Ukraine to feed his ambitions for greater power and is crushing any effort at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, on the Howard University’s WHUR Radio, there was a guest who was a young African-American basketball player who played on a team in Ukraine. He was asked about the difficult time he had getting out of that country. One of the questions was whether his being Black played ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) March 15 was National Pay Equity Day. It’s the day when women have to work into a new year to earn the same amount that men earned in the previous year. While National Pay Equity Day came earlier this year than last, meaning that the gender pay gap is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s back in Miami. After a COVID hiatus, the lights shined bright at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Singers and musicians rocked the stage and fans danced like it was a block party at the 2022 Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival. Though the event takes place at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s nostalgia at the thought of paying four dollars for a gallon of gas. In fact, there’s an almost deep longing in paying five dollars for a gallon of gas. Those days seem like a thing of the far distant past with gas prices surging upward almost daily past ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Biden lacks a comprehensive strategy. In 24 hours, yet another breathless flip flop on one element of the Russian-Ukraine policy crisis. Recently, the Biden administration claimed they will restrict Russian oil exports to the United States—or is it to the west in general? Or is it just to ...