(ThyBlackMan.com) Lou Rawls had that voice—the kind that made you stop whatever you were doing and just listen. Smooth as aged whiskey, rich with soul, and wrapped in a confidence that didn’t need to show off. He could make you feel like he was talking directly to you, whether he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) James Ingram’s voice feels like home—warm, familiar, and undeniably soulful. From the very first note, he had the rare ability to cut through the noise and reach right into the heart. He didn’t just sing songs; he felt them—wrapping every lyric in velvet and vulnerability. Whether pleading for one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is common to experience profound emotional tension when wrestling with powerful, conflicting realities about which one feels deeply. That has been the case for me since I learned that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer — shortly after I learned about a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you look at the kind of stories Ryan Coogler tells, you quickly realize he’s not just making movies—he’s leaving a mark on culture. From Fruitvale Station to Creed, Black Panther, and now the 2025 box office giant Sinners, Coogler has proven time and again that he’s one of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people think of Tina Turner, they jump straight to the classics—“Proud Mary,” “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “The Best.” And look, I get it. Those songs are iconic for a reason. But if you’ve only stuck with the hits, you’re honestly missing out on some ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tevin Campbell’s voice can stop you in your tracks. It’s rich, emotional, and somehow feels both effortless and deeply personal. He had a way of delivering a lyric that made you believe every word—like he was living the story right alongside you. Many of us first heard Tevin during ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lionel Richie gave us unforgettable hits like “Hello,” “All Night Long,” and “Endless Love.” But the deeper you go into his discography, the more you uncover songs that feel even more personal, more spiritual, and—dare I say—more timeless. Some of his most emotionally resonant work didn’t climb the charts ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) America’s debt-addicted government just lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody’s, as it previously had from fellow rating agencies S&P and Fitch. Many in Washington shrugged the move off as minor or as unfair treatment of the Trump administration. The truth is more sobering: a flashing red signal that the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s “brightest hopes”, the “stormy , controversial ad bold young captain”, and most movingly “our own Black shining prince.” would have been 100 years old on May 19. People commemorated that birthday in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are artists who play instruments, and then there are artists who seem to become the instrument. Billy Preston was the latter. The first time I heard his fingers dance across the keys, it wasn’t just music—it felt like a conversation with something higher, deeper, and far more joyful ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) First off, let’s drop the Republican claim that not extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts is a tax increase. Many of these tax cuts were purposely designed to expire and for a sneaky reason. Making them permanent would have hiked the bill’s cost by more than $1.5 trillion over 10 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve come to wonder: Is it a requirement—or even a basic expectation—for someone running for public office in the United States to know what the laws of that position actually require? Ever since the orange man (Donald Trump) began operating our government with seemingly no knowledge of the laws—or worse, ...