(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) “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” I’d hear this in a few commercials from the Ad Council in the early 1990s. If you don’t know who they are it is an ad company that releases ads intended to deal with issues in society at the time. Over ...
(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 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What kind of spiritual growth have you experienced during the past year? I strongly believe we should ask ourselves that question. If we are serious about growing spiritually, we must at times measure our progress. That’s the only way we will know where we are in our quest to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Don’t’ worry I’ve got you’re back!” How comforting are those words? We’d all like to hear them, especially when it comes to the difficulties and challenges we have to face. However, in our polarized society, we are driven more and more to be as independent as possible. We are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (NOTE: All referenced scripture is from the King James Version (KJV) of the Holy Bible) First, let me say that I am an Evangelical Christian, having accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior in my early teens. I have also worked with two international Evangelical ministries, performed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the early 2010s, there was heavy talk around “The Talk”. Following the death of Trayvon Martin in February 2012 and the trial that followed, there was a greater spotlight on violent incidents towards Black people in the U.S. Of course, cable news tends to have a lot to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are living through Donald Trump’s third consecutive run for the presidency, and nothing should surprise us during this year’s campaign. For those of us who are not Trump supporters, we should be used to the name-calling, lies, racist attacks, bullying, hypocrisy, corruption, and total incompetence displayed by the Republican ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Throughout this election cycle, Black men across America have been routinely badgered and barraged with the same two questions. When will black men finally speak? And whose side are you on? These two common questions are posed to black men by individuals inside and outside the black community daily. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a spectacle that was as much boxing match as it was debate, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump finally met in person, squaring off in a contentious tété-à-tété. At the outset, Harris made a statement by invading Trump’s space, forcing him to shake her hand. It was a seemingly ...