(ThyBlackMan.com) If you came up during the late ’80s and early ’90s like I did, then Guy wasn’t just a group—they were a moment. Their sound was everywhere: house parties, slow jams on the radio, the backdrop to your first dance, and maybe even your first heartbreak. Guy was the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s cut to the chase. Most of Donald Trump’s threats against Ivy League colleges are an attempt to divert attention away from an economy heading into crisis. The trade war is producing economic and foreign policy nightmares. Despite the DOGE show, budget deficits are projected to rise further under ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to funk music royalty, few artists embodied the genre’s flamboyance, power, and unfiltered creativity quite like Rick James. The self-proclaimed “King of Punk Funk” brought together infectious grooves, rock star rebellion, and unapologetic sensuality, leaving behind a catalog that still sounds revolutionary today. Whether you’re vibing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The first time I heard Brian McKnight’s voice, it didn’t just sound good—it felt like love. That voice, warm and unwavering, wrapped around every lyric like an embrace. It wasn’t just smooth or technically flawless—it was sincere, like he was singing directly to the deepest part of your heart. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Sade that feels like home. Maybe it’s the velvety calm in her voice, or the way her music wraps around you like a warm, familiar blanket on a rainy day. She doesn’t just sing—she glides, whispers, and lingers in the spaces between words. I’ve turned to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every day we delay in not voting into law, the ten year, 10%, $25,000 Baby Boomer Consumer Tax Cut, is a day without a plan of long-term Job creation, economic prosperity, and growth for working-class Americans, across this nation. Our real and most comprehensive level of unemployment for March, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you grew up on real R&B—songs that made you feel something deep in your chest—then Jaheim is a name that likely sits somewhere close to your heart. When he first hit the scene, there was something raw and honest about his voice. It wasn’t overly polished or commercial—it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump’s defenders have taken great offense to suspicions by Democrats and others that the Trump family and its close circle are doing insider trading to profit from market convulsions. There’s no “proof,” they say. It’s true that there’s been no proof so far, but there’s surely enough smoke ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If there was no beef with Kendrick Lamar, Drake would still be problematic. This is the biggest indictment of the fanbase and culture. How many more beefs did he need to engage in? How many more Black women would he need to drag personally? How many more childlike temper ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Barack Obama finally did last week what so many of us have been waiting for him — and Bill Clinton and George W. Bush — to do. He stood up and spoke out about the threat to our constitutional democracy posed by Donald Trump. There is a very ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about James Cleveland’s voice that feels like home. Maybe it’s the way he blends sermon with song, or maybe it’s the unshakable honesty in every word he sings. For me—and for so many others—his music isn’t just gospel; it’s therapy, it’s church, it’s family, it’s healing. This ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since his inauguration as the forty-seventh president of the United States three months ago, Donald Trump has embarked upon a whirlwind agenda that has/is completely disrupting the status quo in the sense he has smashed the illusions he is a populist and opened the floodgates of massive governmental disruption. Trump ...