(ThyBlackMan.com) The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award is one of the most well-known awards in professional sports. It “recognizes an NFL player for his excellence on and off the field. The award was established in 1970 and was renamed in 1999 after the late Hall of Fame ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Latest data from the Census Bureau shows that millions of U.S. children live with a custodial parent while the other parent lives elsewhere. Mothers still comprise the large majority, but fathers are increasingly present. When one parent has to move due to changes in their circumstances, there are ramifications ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re taking a trip down memory lane, fellas. I hope your long term memory is still sharp—or at least decent enough to remember parts of your childhood. Growing up, was your street an old street? Were there a lot of elderly folks who knew your family? Growing up, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the US Census Bureau, while marriages are on the decline with 5.8 per 1000 people, unmarried cohabitation has almost tripled over two decades to about 17 million people. Domestic partners can get legal recognition to protect themselves even outside marriage. San Diego domestic partnership lawyer Sara Neumann ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Democrats are buzzing over the surprise victory of Taylor Rehmet in a Texas state senate race. Rehmet won by 14 points in a Fort Worth-area district Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024. That outcome inspired a piece by Republican strategist Karl Rove titled “Midterms Are Dems’ to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On New Years Eve 2025 in Los Angeles Keith Porter Jr. was allegedly gunned down by Brian Palacios, a Hispanic ICE agent. Two weeks later, Alex Pretti was allegedly gunned down by two Hispanic ICE agents Border Patrol agents Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Those who claim President Barack Obama deported illegal aliens more “humanely” make the following assertions: a) ICE didn’t go into the streets under Obama; b) there were no street activists/protesters/agitators; c) ICE only deported those with criminal records beyond illegal entry or illegally overstaying; d) Obama’s deportation numbers largely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Don Lemon knew he was going to be arrested. On January 18, he flew from Minneapolis to Chicago to emcee the MLK Breakfast for PUSH Excel the next morning. He was expert and gracious, as always—but he also dropped a couple of quiet bombs. Lemon all but said he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a financial conversation happening quietly among Black men that does not always make the news, does not always show up in classrooms, and rarely gets explained in a way that feels honest. It is happening in barbershops, text threads, late night YouTube sessions, and side conversations at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The idea that “Republicans are cowards” is provocative, but for many Black Americans, it resonates as a reflection of lived experience and historical standing pattern observation. This perspective is not rooted in mere partisanship, but in a long- of political behavior that has often left Black communities vulnerable, marginalized, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In recent years, the United States has witnessed a disturbing surge in political violence, a trend that has alarmed citizens across the ideological spectrum. The assassination of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September 2025, along with other high-profile attacks on both Republican and Democratic figures, has cemented a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are conversations we avoid as Black men. Not because we are weak, but because we were raised to survive day to day. We were taught how to hustle, how to protect ourselves, how to carry weight for everybody else. But nobody really sat us down and said, let ...