(ThyBlackMan.com) This is the America the world has been waiting to see. As the self-proclaimed defender of democracy, it is a role embedded in our nation’s history and founding principles. The United States has a long history of supporting democratic movements and institutions globally, now it must seriously fight to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Following Mitt Romney’s failed 2012 presidential bid (which came after several pundits and pollsters had predicted his victory), the Republican National Committee commissioned the “Growth and Opportunity Project.” Colloquially referred to as “the autopsy,” this report purported to analyze the reasons for the party’s second consecutive loss to President ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) At the end of May, House Republicans pushed through Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” and it is now being considered in the Senate, but there is nothing beautiful about it. It makes big cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other programs Hoosiers rely on. I voted against this bill after Republicans ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are those still alive who were alive when the Second World War ended. There are those born after the end of the Second World War who saw the assassination of a US president, man walk on the Moon, a US president resigning from office, and the collapse of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Where is Barack Obama? Democrats had been frustrated that their charismatic former president had gone silent on MAGA’s march of mayhem. Where is that smooth, persuasive voice? It has risen. Obama has spoken, and Democrats would do well to take in the message. “You could be as progressive and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After Israel’s latest military attack on another nation, Trump says “I gave Iran a 60-day ultimatum to “Make A Deal!.“ That makes the U. S. a partner in this latest tragedy. When will our current U. S. leaders learn that you can’t threaten people believing your threats will make them do ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Douglas Turner Ward (1930-2021) wrote a searing play, Days of Absence that depicted the way life might be like in a small southern town where all of the Black folks disappeared. Predictably, white folks could not walk and chew gum, neither at one time nor at the same time. They could ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Future historians may one day uncover and reveal the truth of recent days. In particular, two events which have captured media and public attention. The first event recently unfolded in Los Angeles, California. Thousands took to the street over several days to protest what they considered inhumane, unwarranted, criminal ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Trump’s tough stance on trade has been a win for American workers. He has protected jobs, revived key industries, and taken on countries like China that have long abused and exploited our markets. His leadership exposed the weakness of past trade deals and brought accountability back to the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the National Association of Home Builders, nearly 75 percent of families – 100.6 million households – cannot afford a median priced new home in 2025. With a price tag of $459,826 and an accompanying 30-year mortgage rate of about 6.5 percent, it’s no surprise that both families ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t know what people in other countries think about the “Make America Great Again” slogan. What I am certain, however, is that the dealmaker in chief has made it look anything but great. In fact, he has made the US look irresponsible, look untrustworthy, impotent and feckless. He ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It took no time for it to go viral. The “it” was a street shot video that catches a handful of Latino anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles purportedly shouting the N word and other border line racist slurs at a Black LAPD officer at one demonstration. Within a matter ...