(ThyBlackMan.com) Like many Americans, I sat home during the Trump administration and watched violence against African Americans in this country escalate. We sat back and watched police get more comfortable with terrorizing us on the streets, and in our neighborhoods. We sat back and watched American citizens that are racist, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I heard so much about Project 2025 all over the internet. Every time I looked up there was a different post about this Republican plan of action. As I do with most things, I never want to assume it’s as harmless as some would say or as dangerous. Instead, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s tricky to rock a DNC that’s in prime time. Nevertheless, the Democratic National Convention is taking place in Chicago this week. (Truth be told, the gargantuan pep rally has been lasting well beyond prime time each night.) Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, is pulling out ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The big news of this year’s Democratic Convention is, of course, the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris and the drama surrounding her nomination. The kinetic energy of the nomination and the convention are part of the story. From the convention floor on August 19, I can testify to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Despite people’s best efforts, sports have always been political and will always be political. There is perhaps no better example of that than the Olympics, where countries send their best athletes to compete on an international stage and attempt to show their athletic superiority over their international counterparts. There ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Joe Biden, at the Democratic National Convention, said, “Donald Trump and the Republican friends, they not only can’t think; they can’t read very well. Seriously, think about it. Look at their Project 2025.” OK, let’s take Biden up on his offer “seriously” to think about those who “can’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In two years, we will celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. Our great country has survived a Civil War, two world wars, a Cold War, and a plethora of legislative and judicial fits and starts in our pursuit of a “more perfect Union.” We have endured some devastating Supreme Court ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the latest twist of the ever-evolving political theater, Donald Trump’s campaign found itself in hot water after using Beyoncé’s iconic song “Freedom” in a promotional video. The video, which showed Trump disembarking from a jet, was set to the powerful anthem, leading to an immediate uproar, particularly from ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As we approach another pivotal election, voters are once again being bombarded with messaging that paints the two main candidates as opposites. We’re told Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump represent radically different visions for America’s economic future. They don’t. When it comes to economic policy, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a rule, I usually just call Donald Trump the Orange Man, but make no mistake, I am talking about Donald Trump now, and it’s time to give him space at our conferences to truly hear what his plans for us are. What kind of person is Donald Trump ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been a slog for the Trump campaign the past few weeks. Let’s face it: President Joe Biden was former President Donald Trump’s clearest path to victory. And the gift that kept on giving has laid its last golden egg. Biden is gone. It’s incredible how poor a candidate ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Vice President Kamala Harris has the vision, the intellect and the heart to lead a conversation about how to preserve American democracy. As a country, we are still struggling to make this “A more perfect union.” We are an incredibly unique and beautifully diverse nation, blessed in so many ...