(ThyBlackMan.com) Sixty years since the bullets flew inside the Audubon Ballroom, the echoes of Malcolm X’s voice refuse to fade. His words — razor-sharp, unflinching, and drenched in the righteous fire of a people’s fury — still pulse through the bloodstream of struggle. His death was an assassination, yes, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “There are two ways to enslave a person: work them for no pay, or pay them for no work.” Perhaps you remember a song by the 80s rock band Motley Crue called “Same Ol’ Situation.” Recently, I was reflecting, as this is Black History Month, on the fact that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com)Few political figures in modern history have captivated the world like former President Barack Obama. His eloquence, ability to inspire, and command of rhetoric have left a lasting impression on American politics. However, as we analyze his most famous quotes through the lens of 2025, we must ask: Do his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The U.S. Congress will soon consider whether to extend the tax cuts enacted in the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act that are set to expire at the end of 2025. One of those expiring tax cuts grants a preferential, and deeply generous, tax rate for so-called Foreign Derived ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) MSNBC’s decision to cancel Joy Reid’s 7 p.m. show, The ReidOut, has sent shockwaves through the media world, particularly among progressive viewers who have followed her career closely. The move is part of a major restructuring effort led by the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler, marking a significant shift ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Joy Reid, one of MSNBC’s most recognizable faces and a liberal stalwart in primetime news, is losing her show as the network undergoes its most significant shakeup in years. The move, orchestrated by MSNBC’s new president Rebecca Kutler, signals a strategic shift aimed at bolstering ratings and recalibrating the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As Democrats continue to deconstruct the root causes of their recent defeat and attempt to regroup for next year’s midterm elections, they might want to consider a new factor in American politics: the seductive power of a movement compared to a boring old party. On the surface, the 60th ...
JD Vance’s Munich Speech Signals Shift in U.S.-Europe Relations, Emphasizes Nationalism and Realism.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Vice President JD Vance’s speech Feb. 14 at the Munich Security Conference was not merely the most important speech the precocious young second-in-command has delivered in his political career. It was also a speech that encapsulates an entire geopolitical era — that of a return to prudence, sobriety and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I watched election returns on the evening of Nov. 5, 2024, I was struck by the sense that Americans had missed the memo. Across the nation, in blue states as well as red, county after county showed a marked rightward shift. It was so seemingly normal. What do ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It was not very long ago that White parents would storm local public school board meetings demanding that schools ban Critical Race Theory (CRT), a graduate-level academic concept developed more than 40 years ago. By changing the narrative surrounding CRT, the topic became another means of tapping into underlying ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If Chinese leader Xi Jinping wanted to take down the U.S. auto industry — and he probably does — he couldn’t have a better helper than Donald Trump. The American president’s tireless efforts to slow America’s shift to electricity-run transportation is a dream come true for China as it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Elon Musk is a force of nature. He has assembled the greatest fortune (more than $450 billion) in the history of mankind with a maniacal work ethic and fearlessness in challenging orthodoxies or tradition. He is a one-man show at SpaceX, Tesla and X (formerly twitter), and is poised ...