(ThyBlackMan.com) We are at a crucial crossroad in this country. As we approach the upcoming presidential election, we are faced with a major conundrum; do we vote, who do we vote for, is voting relevant and will voting actually solve anything. I do believe voting in local elections is important ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few weeks ago, I brought home an unwelcome “souvenir” from a summer vacation — COVID. Yep, like most of us, I wanted to forget about COVID forever. However, soon after our return, everyone in my household was taking a COVID test. With my other medical issues, this bout ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most unfortunate developments of my nearly half-century association with education as a student and now faculty member has been the steady decline of Black males’ successful engagement with American colleges and universities. Although I would like to attribute my noticing this decline to my entrance into ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One persistent theme coming from the Democrats is that Trump, if elected a second time, would become a dictator and end democracy. For eight years, critics have called Trump an autocrat and likened him to the despised autocrats of the twentieth century, from Mussolini to Hitler. This rhetorical extremism ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The residents of Springfield, Ohio are experiencing the full and unfair effect from the politics of lies, division and hate generated from the Trump campaign and their followers. “We did not have threats” before the claims, said Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, referring to the accusations made by Trump and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During the recent presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump reached a new low with his divisive rhetoric. During one of his many off-topic rants, Trump doubled down on an absurd claim being spread on social media and embraced by GOP officials such as Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recent back-to-back financial enforcement actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) underscore why the nation’s sole agency dedicated to consumer financial fairness retains broad and strong voter support. On September 11, TD Bank, the nation’s 10th largest commercial bank with 1,200 branches and 2,600 ATMs in 15 states and the District ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, some of us took the time to remember that it was the 237th anniversary of our US Constitution, 17 September 1787. Sadly, I do not think most of this country or this republic was aware of this. The week prior, we had a presidential debate in the ...