(ThyBlackMan.com) As expected, Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives. But the much-anticipated “blue wave” failed to appear. History shows that the first midterm election for the party in the White House usually results in a loss, often a big loss, in that party’s House members. President Barack Obama, for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In describing the GOP tax cuts, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that they and bonuses American workers were getting were “crumbs.” They were “tax cuts for the rich.” Some argued that the tax cuts would reduce revenues. Pelosi predicted, “This thing will explode the deficit.” How about some tax ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is perhaps the central irony of our politics today: We live in an incredibly polarized and partisan moment, but our political parties have never been weaker. As odd as it sounds, political parties in democracies have an important anti-democratic function. Traditionally, the parties shaped the choices put to voters. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am currently sitting in my office pondering not only the importance of this day but also my role as a Black Nationalist, not a black supremacist, who has tremendous access and even more influence over my students. There is no room to debate my propensity to re-evaluate the intellectual ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The growth of WordCamp conferences is phenomenal and empowering on the continent of Africa. Since 2016 there is a rapid growth of these dynamic conferences that are showing the “open source” community as a growing family of innovators, creators, artists, evangelists for technology and content creators that build PLNC – Professional ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since Colin Kaepernick is not on the sidelines of an actual NFL field this season, the current NFL player who most represents what Kaepernick was pushing for in 2016 is Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid. After seemingly being blackballed by the NFL this summer by NFL teams and owners, Reid ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why don’t you work for yourself yet? If you do, kudos and hand claps. Keep grinding. I often ask friends, colleagues, and associates about their professions and their passions. More often than not, those two things are not in alignment. Then I’ll pose a fun, “what if” question, as I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As strange as it seems, I now view the Bush years with nostalgia. Both Big Bush (POTUS 41) and his son Shrub (POTUS 43) incurred the ire of Democrats, with Shrubs Supreme Court-complicit theft of the 2000 election prompting anger and protests. Both Bushes, perhaps because of their love of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) First off let me start by saying I am no way shape or form a professional therapist. In my 40+ years I’ve been through enough to make me a professional in my own experiences. I always maintain that I am a product of everything I have ever been through, friendships, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Don’t let the headline deceive you. I’m hopeful, even somewhat optimistic, about Republican chances on Tuesday, and the thought of losing even one iota of ground to these sanctimonious blowhards repulses me to my core. But I’m also realistic to the possibility that Tuesday could be a good day for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What is soul food to you? In your mind, is soul food synonymous with black people? Mouth-watering Southern cuisine? Fried, smothered, delicious, nutritious? Candied yams and ham hocks. Sweet potato pie’s and smothered pork chops. What about our greens? We have to have our greens! As an on-again, off-again holistic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the Supreme Court decided in favor of the group Citizens United in its lawsuit against the Federal Elections Commission back in 2010, it opened the floodgates allowing money to pour into political campaigns that has continued unabated. Pundits predict that at least a record $5 billion will be ...