(ThyBlackMan.com) 2025 was a significant year as it marked a year of major reflections from historic events. Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered global public health and affected millions of lives. Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina arrived as one of the most devastating hurricanes in U.S. history and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) While much of the U.S. has been covered by strong winter storms that have knocked out power in some areas of the Midwest, the cold weather that has accompanied the month of December should remind people of the vulnerability of those who do not have consistent shelter and warmth. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) While watching sports on television, it is nearly impossible to avoid seeing celebrities such as Kevin Hart and Jamie Foxx promoting sports gambling ads multiple times over the course of a three-hour football game or two-hour basketball game. It speaks to the increased presence of companies like MGM Casino, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) For Africans/Black people in the U.S., it is important to understand the links between our oppression in the U.S. and the exploitation of Africa including the Democratic Republic of Congo. Globally, it will be Congo Week 2025 soon and Congo Week “is more than a series of events—it’s a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) New York City was again the center of the tennis universe as the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament recently captured the attention of die-hard tennis fans and casual sports fans in late August and early September. The TV ratings were really good for the men’s singles final between Carlos ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) While college football is back for 2025, there was a big showcase for as HBCU football began its regular season as the North Carolina Central Eagles defeated the Southern Jaguars in the season-opening MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff in Atlanta. The game got national attention as it was broadcasted on ABC ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will soon be adding more members to its unique Hall of Fame in 2025. One person from that Hall of Fame class of 2025, Dwight Howard, carried the weight of being a high school phenom entering the NBA during the 2000s. Howard ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s an exciting time to be a fan of NFL quarterbacks. Although the Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees era is over, there are still several current NFL quarterbacks that will be bound for the Pro Football Hall of Fame after their NFL careers are over. The only obvious ...