(ThyBlackMan.com) Labor economists like me mark our calendars for the first Friday of each month, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases The Employment Situation. In February, that report did not arrive on schedule. According to BLS, a partial government shutdown temporarily suspended data processing and dissemination, delaying the January jobs ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Selling a home is a space game. Buyers rarely measure rooms; they feel them. A crowded corner reads as ‘insufficient storage’, and a tight pathway reads as ‘small layout’. Even a solid home can feel cramped when it is full of everyday life. The fix is not expensive. It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why would the President of the United States post a video of former President Barack Obama and the former First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys? Writing on X, Senator Tim Scott, who chairs the Republican Senate Campaign Committee and is an ardent Trump defender, reposted it, “Praying it was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Latest data from the Census Bureau shows that millions of U.S. children live with a custodial parent while the other parent lives elsewhere. Mothers still comprise the large majority, but fathers are increasingly present. When one parent has to move due to changes in their circumstances, there are ramifications ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the US Census Bureau, while marriages are on the decline with 5.8 per 1000 people, unmarried cohabitation has almost tripled over two decades to about 17 million people. Domestic partners can get legal recognition to protect themselves even outside marriage. San Diego domestic partnership lawyer Sara Neumann ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a financial conversation happening quietly among Black men that does not always make the news, does not always show up in classrooms, and rarely gets explained in a way that feels honest. It is happening in barbershops, text threads, late night YouTube sessions, and side conversations at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are conversations we avoid as Black men. Not because we are weak, but because we were raised to survive day to day. We were taught how to hustle, how to protect ourselves, how to carry weight for everybody else. But nobody really sat us down and said, let ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You love your bike. You also want it gone without drama. Selling on the street can feel simple, but it often comes with risk. Sketchy meetups. Lowball offers. People who disappear after a test ride. You deserve better. With a little planning, the web can help you reach real ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Did you know that the U.S. hemp industry saw explosive growth in recent years, climbing from about $820 million in 2017 to a staggering $2.6 billion in 2022? That surge says a lot about the growing interest in recreational cannabis products. If you are a beginner asking yourself, “Where ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. — Barack Hussein Obama “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All things work together for the good! Romans 8: 28 Close to the 2026 midterms, tension spreads across the U.S., not only over outcomes but over doubts about election stability. Though Donald Trump serves his second year in office again, slipping support, financial stress, and public frustration grow stronger. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As 2026 unfolds, the landscape of international travel for Americans has shifted dramatically under the Trump Administration’s renewed focus on border security, immigration restrictions, and reciprocal travel bans. The administration’s policies, including expanded travel bans and visa restrictions, have not only affected inbound travel to the United States but ...