(ThyBlackMan.com) It came out recently in the news that LaToya Cantrell, Mayor of New Orleans, owes almost $100,000 in taxes to the IRS, and there is now a lien on her home. She was transparent about the situation in that she and her family are working on resolving the issue. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Driving on deteriorating roads lacking vital safety features costs Louisiana drivers $6.9billion per year, a new study by TRIP, a Washington D.C.-based national transportation research nonprofit, reveals. The report highlights road and bridge safety, congestion, economic development and transportation funding in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans, Shreveport, and statewide. Louisiana’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every time I look up someone is telling me how dangerous New Orleans is, and they question why I live here. Ironically I hear this a lot from residents across the state of Louisiana as much as I do from others. If I were listening to others…this city is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no sensible argument that can be made to counter W.E.B. Du Bois’ statement that “the problem of the 20th Century will be the color line.” If any criticism can be hurled at this Duboisian prophecy it is that it ends too soon and should have been extended far ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Maybe now that the impeachment circus is behind us, we can start having a serious conversation about what’s truly at stake in the 2020 election. Granted, my perspective is biased because my daughter Meadow was murdered in the Parkland school shooting, but to me the most important issue is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is important to understand we can champion progression while protecting culture. There are places that are not cookie cutter. Cities are not the same, and we should be able to celebrate the difference as it has something to do with why we visit said places. It’s fair to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Years ago, famed comedian Dave Chapelle blessed the world with a skit titled “When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong.” Those who remember the skit will tell you that it was various scenarios where some people decided that they would no longer stand for some injustice and decided to intercede ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is difficult to argue against the fact that those among us who insist that they “do not see color” are balanced between being well-meaning and naïve. My familiarity with such types is best expressed by an unemotional reaction to their pleadings for me to join the ranks of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace implied that Trump behaved vengeful by firing Col Vindman after his impeachment acquittal. Wallace’s guest, Republican advisor Karl Rove said Trump should be moving the country forward after his acquittal rather than passionately calling out the Democrats. I thought, “Are you guys ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Even Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget, has in it a projected individual (Consumer) tax cut costing $1.4 trillion. Yet, Dems, through presidential candidates, “lead messaging” ignore the need, for such a Tax Cut. However, any Republican Tax Cut to consumers will lightly go through a 3rd party, diluting any real ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think of your life being in danger maybe Chicago on the wrong side of town comes to mind. Or maybe New York rises to the top of the crime chart in your mind. Or maybe even homelessness stirs up images all over Los Angeles. But Atlanta, GA ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Trump has just come off the best week of his presidency and not for the reasons most think. He gave one of the best State of the Union addresses I have ever witnessed. He was acquitted of all charges during his impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. He then ended ...