(ThyBlackMan.com) When Amazon cuts 30,000 jobs and Black workers hold nearly 20% of the roles being eliminated while making up just 13% of the workforce, that is not a coincidence. That is a pattern. And it is accelerating. The layoffs are part of a broader AI driven economic shift that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Harriot’s Black AF History reads like that sharp, hilarious cousin at the cookout who can rundown 400 plus years of American foolishness while still making you choke on your sweet tea from laughing. Its history told with the kind of cultural flow that feels like home…unapologetically Black, deeply ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn is the kind of story that feels like it was written with Black readers in mind, even as it plays in the wide-open space of YA fantasy. It’s a book that blends magic, grief, identity, and legacy in a way that feels both familiar and refreshing. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dogecoin and NFTs might seem like an odd couple at first, but if you take a closer look, their connection starts to make perfect sense. One began as a joke currency featuring a Shiba Inu meme. The other transformed the idea of digital art ownership into a multibillion-dollar phenomenon. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Marion Orr’s House of Diggs is the kind of political biography that feels personal, especially for Black readers who understand how deeply representation, power, and community are intertwined. This isn’t just a story about a congressman; it’s a story about a man who carried the hopes of Black Detroit, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2026 SheBelieves Cup ended with the U.S. women’s national team winning the title while going 3-0 in the tournament. The most recognizable player on that team, Trinity Rodman, did not score during the game against Columbia that secured the title but she remains a vital figure in women’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know I preface a lot of what I write with “when I was growing up,” or “in my childhood.” But it is factual and rings poetic. In my early years, a movie called “Carwash“ came out. It is a 1976 comedy set over the course of a single ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For many years we have heard about Tuskegee airmen. A few years ago, we had the opportunity to see the movie Red Tails. We were delighted in the fact that they were Black as they performed seemingly impossible feats. Now may be a time for people wanting to be involved ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s not debatable that the most famous and powerful professional sports league in the U.S. is the National Football League. The NFL’s TV contracts and ratings during the course of every NFL season are some of the best proof of that. Despite the fact that no actual football game ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If the stars were made to worship, so will I” (Psalm 147:4) There is a point, a space in time, somewhere above the clouds, but before the stars appear. Where the noise of our daily lives — drops away. And all that is left is a vast, empty, silent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When initiating “Negro History Week” in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson chose February for reasons of tradition and reform. It is commonly said that Woodson selected February to encompass the birthdays of two great Americans who played a prominent role in shaping Black history: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Italy is hosting the 2026 Winter Olympic Games and while the Winter Olympics generally draws less mainstream interest than the Summer Olympics, there has been a lot of media coverage of the athletes, the performances during the unique winter events, and even controversies including curling. However, the sport that ...