(ThyBlackMan.com) The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the 16th largest bank in the United States, failed because its leaders used poor judgment in making ill-advised investments. They invested heavily in long-term Treasury bonds that had low-interest rate returns. As interest rates rose (which meant SVB was losing money), they didn’t have the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person of color to serve our nation in that position. As notable as those two facts are, she may grow to be known just as much for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Capture their minds, and their hearts and souls will follow.” For once their minds are reached, they’re defeated without bullets.” In reference to the quote, the proceeding information is a sample size of how the hearts, minds, and souls of Black African Americans have indeed been captured but NOT ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The political landscape of America has been fraught with tension and division, but one issue that has transcended party lines and united citizens across the nation is the growing concern over crime. The recent announcement by President Joe Biden that he will take a firm stance against crime has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is not, as if the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and economists, at the highest levels, have not voiced concerns over our Job rates. In the recent past, they have. Yet, President Biden, the Democratic Party, and the Congressional Black Caucus, Chaired by Congressman Steven Horsford, of Nevada, persist ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A resident of Mississippi once told me that when it comes to his state, everything is about race. He described how his efforts toward voter engagement and turnout were often met with a sense of hopelessness. He talked about Blacks who had given up by concluding there was no ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent disgraceful derailment of the Norfolk Southern train in Palestine, Ohio, resulted from predatory capitalism on steroids. Railroads, given free land, have exploited the communities that journalist Robert Hennelly describes as “corridor communities” and endangered them with their unsafe practices. In the case of Palestine, while President Biden, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The much ballyhooed and awaited appearance by comedian Chris Rock at a theater in Baltimore finally happened fittingly the week before the Academy Awards show. The timing for Rock’s appearance was almost carefully arranged to tie in with the awards ceremony. One year earlier Rock and actor Will Smith ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you call yourself “black“, you have been programmed and yes I am talking to the right person. Look at your car tires, belt or dress shoes then look at your hands. You are not “black” and you never were. But programming in America goes a lot deeper than deceiving ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It has been said that the most segregated hour in all of America is Sunday mornings at 11:00am. I was blessed enough to worship at a church where this is most certainly not the case. This past Sunday, I traveled north to attend morning service at the church where ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A fork in the road is a metaphor for a deciding moment in life or history, when a choice between presented options is required, and once made, the choice cannot be reversed. The chaotic nature of America in this moment is present because America is at that metaphorical fork ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During last year’s midterm election, Utah Republican Mike Lee won reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate by defeating independent challenger Evan McMillin. It was one of Utah’s most closely watched Senate races in decades. McMillin’s bid focused largely on Lee’s text messages with Donald Trump’s staff ...