(ThyBlackMan.com) Elon Musk may have thought that dropping more than $250 million into Trump’s reelection campaign would have bought permanent affection from the president. No, it was a show of obeisance that labeled Musk as one to be played. Besides, in Trump’s dog-eat-dog view of wealth, the far-richer Musk may ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Two years ago, the Tennessee Three (Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson) gave us their version of “Good Trouble” when they led a protest from the floor of the state legislature chamber. While the Tennessee lawmakers may have violated House chamber rules, and the drastic and radical ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The term Black Creole is both a cultural marker and a deeply historical identity that weaves together African ancestry, colonial legacies, European languages, Caribbean rhythms, and Southern American customs. It is not just an ethnic label but an experience—a living, evolving tradition shaped by centuries of migration, conflict, survival, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When schools let out for summer break, usually between mid-May and mid-June, millions of students will be disengaged from learning and will experience significant learning loss. In math, they may lose as many as three months’ worth of learning, which means when they come back to school in late ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Almost every day we witness the government and legacy media colluding and conspiring to lie to us about everything. There is an obvious reason they are held in such low regard by people, we know they are untrustworthy, we know they lie! They omit telling the truth, they spin or ...
(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) Throughout American history, the assassination of Black leaders has served as a tipping point, igniting the greatest fears of Black Americans and rocking the moral consciousness of people concerned about freedom, justice, and equality. The assassinations of Medgar Evers, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Fred Hampton, Jr., and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a former professional athlete in the National Football League, I know the power of opportunity. I know what it means to rise, fight through adversity, and beat the odds stacked against you. That’s the promise of America — and it’s the very promise that Historically Black Colleges and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The United States has the capacity and the tools to create a NEW Vision of how to help Americans, American workers, professional, blue collar, union, working-class Americans, and retired Americans. Tax Cuts are the key. Expanding our knowledge, and understanding tax cuts, and how they can work to the advantage of all Americans, is an unexplored area, by the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You find a book on your nightstand—one you mentioned in passing weeks ago. No note, no special occasion. Just there. It’s the kind of gesture that lingers, not because of what it is, but because of what it means. Gifts like these speak quietly but clearly: I noticed. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or abet evil than from those who do evil themselves. Albert Einstein They say that when it comes to bullies, handing over your lunch money hoping they won’t ask you again is never a good idea; you’re just going ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) NFL drafts are always suspense-filled. Family members, fans, and pundits wait with bated breath to learn where players land. Yet, as last weekend’s draft unfolded, a shocking story-within-a-story came into view. Shedeur Sanders, scion of pro football and baseball icon Deion Sanders, was widely projected to be selected in ...