(ThyBlackMan.com) The daily White House coronavirus briefings have made me cringe, scream, shake my head, and even laugh! The President of the United States offers medical advice, minimizes the coronavirus, injects partisanship into his remarks, and generally treated these critical briefings as his daily open mike. He uses his bully pulpit ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been in the news a lot lately for having warned how bad the COVID-19 pandemic would get. In April 2018, he said, “there is a significant probability of a large and lethal, modern-day pandemic occurring in our lifetimes.” He cautioned, “even in the U.S., our response to a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Animals with special needs are not uncommon. You’ve probably seen a video of a pet born with a physical impairment of some sort somewhere on the internet. However, is it possible for an animal to be born with Down Syndrome? Possibly, but it’s unlikely. Humans have 23 pairs of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We face a pandemic that has not been seen at this level in a century, causing all levels of government to react. Health departments have issued specific guidelines in an attempt to slow down the infection rate, but how much will it help? Only time will tell. However, you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Research shows that African American men have the 2nd highest average rate of workplace accidents at 12 per 1000 workers, according to the Safety and Health Magazine. Employers are required to follow a systematic approach to ensure job site safety for all workers. However, companies tend to choose profits over ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is more than a tendency, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, to blame those politicians in power for the continuing crisis, which has harmed our health, shut down our economy and thrust us into a likely deep recession if not depression. While I support President Donald J. Trump, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To hear all the shouting about voting by mail, you would think that the U.S. postal delivery system is fail-safe. That’s a laugh – whether you’re talking about the proper and timely delivery of votes, your mortgage or car payment, or your letter to grandma. Remember this? I learned ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As an educational professional of 32 years and a graduate of South Carolina State University. My parents were both graduates of HBCUs. Mother (Delaware State College), father (Delaware State College) and grandparents were dedicated educators. They always encouraged giving back in the form of wisdom, prayers, encouragement and helping ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After passing Phase 4 of coronavirus relief legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he had little inclination to go further: including providing needed aid to state and local governments. He blithely suggested they consider bankruptcy. McConnell even went so far as to say that helping states hardest hit ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Jimi Hendrix is one of the earliest guitar gods in rock history. The things we did with and to a guitar were groundbreaking in the 1960s. His playing became one of the concrete tracks in hard rock with a number of musicians pointing to him as an inspiration for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With social media and streaming, comedy has changed a lot and has seen Black comedians make the most out of different platforms and services to show off their brand of comedy. It’s not all live shows now. Short videos, podcasts, and even posts on social media add to a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Radical liberals have taken Americans to the mountaintop and we have seen their promised land; and it is not a pretty picture. They have a dream of reimagining America in its own radical liberal image. During this coronavirus outbreak, they have shown us what America will look like if ...