(ThyBlackMan.com) Modern America has been hit by turbulent times. Since Donald Trump was elected at the beginning of last year, many have been the news reports that have dominated our information sources daily in relation to what once was the most powerful country on earth. While the economic crisis that started ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What does success mean to you? How does success look? What have you been successful at doing? The truth is success means many things to many people. For one, success could be improving a bad test score; for another, it could mean just making it to graduation day. One thing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Some people have called for a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution as a means of reining in a big-spending Congress. That’s a misguided vision, for the simple reason that in any real economic sense, as opposed to an accounting sense, the federal budget is always balanced. The value of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reflections of a proud father: My daughter Kathryn, declared once she graduated from kindergarten, “girls can do anything dad; one day I’m gonna be a doctor!” I responded incredulously, you go girl!” I shall revisit this premise again at the close of this article. One need only look to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Should you save or invest? The short answer is to do both. When you have enough money saved, you should invest some of it to grow your money at a faster rate. And, later, when you get a positive return on your investments, you should also save a portion of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Donald Trump is exposing the haters. They were on full display at the president’s first State of the Union address, or SOTU, where Congressional Black Caucus members refused to acknowledge America’s recent major wins. The useless black Democrats wouldn’t applaud as President Donald Trump highlighted the booming U.S. economy, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the wake of a recent series of anti-consumer actions taken by Mick Mulvaney, the Trump-appointed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Acting Director, a bicameral call for accountability was released on January 31. Led by Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, two other Congressional Black Caucus ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most of us struggle financially at one time or another. Maybe you’ve had to cover a large bill, or your car has broken down. Perhaps you’re still getting over an expensive Christmas or an unexpected cost might have cropped up. It’s hard, and just about everyone (unless you’re very wealthy) ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) By now you probably know that the 2017 Tax Act significantly limited the deduction of state and local taxes against your federal income. For most Americans — particularly ones in low-tax states or states with no income taxes — these new rules will have little effect on your life. For ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As white people around the country are gearing up to watch and cheer and boo for the football teams in this weekend’s “Plantation Bowl”, there’s a much bigger issue that’s been obscured from all the pregame festivities leading up to “The Plantation Bowl” and that’s the issue of the sport ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As President Trump lays out and implements his vision for American success – via his campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again” – there remain defiant naysayers. Among the most defiant are those who want to talk about race. They oppose Trump, claiming he is biased against minorities. Unfortunately, talking about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Starting a new business can be both a very stressful and exciting process. Oftentimes, people shy away from the idea of starting a business because of the uncertainty that exists around it. Without risk in life, however, you may deprive yourself of lots of rewards. While it is a bit ...