(ThyBlackMan.com) Mark “The Weirdo” Robinson and Donald J. “The Con Man” Trump are not the problem. How a person like Weirdo Robinson became Lt. Governor of North Carolina and now the Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina is a problem. How Don the Con is the Republican candidate for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Many of us do not know, the African American community has been in a Great Recession for the last six months, due to their unemployment rate averaging above 10.0%. The nation, in 2008 was declared to be in a Great Recession by the Obama administration, when the national rate ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was once told by the Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world around him; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.   Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” These are the words that came to mind ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When a natural disaster strikes anywhere in the United States, Americans spring into action to help. I live in Virginia, which was mostly spared from Helene’s wrath, but within hours, I was seeing messages that teams of rescuers from Maryland, Virginia and other jurisdictions were rushing aid to western ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Like millions of Americans each year, you order a package, food or valuables. Delivery day arrives. You open the door. You discover the product was damaged. Or it was stolen. Or it is missing. Why are the mishaps growing by leaps and bounds? Food delivery apps such as DoorDash, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Coming into the debate against Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a rotten set of cards. Unlike former President Donald Trump, Vance skillfully, calmly, commandingly and with humor and compassion played his hand. He dominated the debate on the issues voters care most about — the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There were fewer arrests at the Southern border in July than in the last month of the Trump presidency. Shelters have seen a massive drop in migrants. And Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is having a hard time finding enough recent arrivals to fill buses headed north. The reason for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)You could say this piece goes hand in hand with our piece about passing on your knowledge. No, it isn’t about passing on creative skills but it is about creating something that can be viewed decades or so down the line. Perhaps even after we’re gone. However, your later years ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It wasn’t the first or even second time I stood in front of a 7-11 store or other small retail store in South L.A. decrying the latest smash and grab attack on the store. It was getting to be an annoying task, but one I felt necessary to do. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I long for the days when we had hope that things were getting better in our country—especially on women’s rights, extinguishing racism against people of African descent, improving the Congress by electing an increasing number of non-white people (especially people of Hispanic, Asian and African descent, as well as ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no greater moment than the arrival of a life into the world. It is deservedly a major deal when a healthy childbirth occurs and in sports it is highlighted that male professional athletes do not have to deal with the physical, emotional, and even financial challenges that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Maya Angelou, one of the most celebrated voices in modern American literature, used her poetry as a profound medium to explore themes of identity, resilience, love, and the African American experience. Her work, resonating deeply with readers across the globe, speaks to the soul, inspiring readers to confront life’s ...