Politics

(ThyBlackMan.com) The climate crisis is not coming; it is here now. We see it all around our communities on a daily basis. And we know it hits frontline and Black and Brown communities first and worst. It is impacting our economy and nearly every aspect of our daily lives. And ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County Executive, is an energetic, knowledgeable public servant. An attorney, mom, and activist, she led Maryland’s largest county through the pandemic, providing much-needed assistance for needy citizens. Prince George’s County (PGC) is a heavily Black area next to Washington, DC. It is also one ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are many Republicans, and Democrats that would love to run with the narrative that the Biden Administration has allowed the immigration issue to get out of control. There are many that would go as far as to stand on the position that the Biden Administration is not putting ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “There’s no clearer indication that these rules are useless than the fact that they end up codifying Thomas’s outrageous behavior as ethically within bounds.” — Elie Mystal The so-called Code of Conduct the U.S. Supreme Court won’t put a stop to corruption and wasn’t intended to do so. Quite ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) America is a country with a good number of resources, and a diverse citizenship. Yet, the country is in a state that is not acceptable given that America is a superpower nation. The levels of homelessness, economic instability amongst citizens, education crisis, violent crimes, corruption, police brutality, lack of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Hamas and Putin…both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy…Hamas’ stated purpose for existing is the destruction of the state of Israel and the murder of Jewish people. Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people. Hamas uses Palestinian civilians as human shields, and innocent Palestinian families are suffering greatly ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The political landscape is changing in an unprecedented way: An increasing number of men of color, particularly Black and Hispanic voters, are becoming more receptive to Republican ideologies. This shift, underscored by concerns centered on economic opportunity and financial sustainability, suggests these men are seeking an environment that empowers ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that Black people don’t seem to want liberation. The fact that many of you love material things over the future of your progeny makes me think that perhaps this is part of the reason why the dominant society doesn’t take ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) For all of 2023, overall unemployment have been below 4 percent.  These rates are lower than they have been for 50 years.  People should be celebrating these low rates, but instead they are surlily looking askance at the Biden-Harris administration and their accomplishments.  You don’t have to do much ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A successful free-market economy, and our Democracy requires markers. These markers are integrity, (the Truth), and time-honored principles. The greatest economic opportunity lies ahead of the United States, not behind her, to become economically stronger. America’s military, and domestic obligations requires the United States to be strong, and effective economically. Our opportunity ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Arab-Israeli conflict has a long, complicated history with strong opinions on both sides of a deeply divided issue. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israeli civilians, preliminary data from the Anti-Defamation League recorded incidents of harassment, vandalism, and assault have increased by 388% over the same period ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Strauss once said that the human voice is the most beautiful instrument and the most difficult to play. Albeit biased toward Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov (Second Piano Concerto), I understand what he was saying. I too have this issue but I am reticent for I know my voice, in the written ...