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(ThyBlackMan.com) Audre Lorde stands as a towering figure in literature and activism, her voice as urgent and resonant today as when her works first emerged. A self-proclaimed “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Lorde’s writing engages with the intricate intersections of identity, systemic oppression, and the transformative power of language. As we navigate the shifting social and political terrain of 2025, her works remain indispensable, offering profound insights into race, gender, […]

(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 to dominate artificial intelligence. Mr. Musk is a marvelous combination of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison in the private sector. […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) As I write this article, I would prefer to be writing about the love sign at the Super Bowl in New Orleans a few days ago.  That message was preceded by something even more important: END RACISM. No matter how necessary those words about love are, END RACISM are words yelling louder. Ending racism doesn’t depend upon loving anybody. It would be impossible to show love to racists—when non-racists have […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) President Donald Trump calls tariff “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” This refutes the orthodoxy of unilateral free trade championed for hundreds of years beginning with the 1776 “Wealth of Nations” author Adam Smith, widely known as the father of modern economics. But economist Donald J. Boudreaux of the American Institute for Economic Research and former economics department chair at George Mason University writes Smith offered four exceptions […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the season due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, the team announced Thursday. This shocking news comes after Wembanyama returned to San Antonio following his All-Star Game appearance. The medical condition, a form of a blood clot, is serious but treatable, and the Spurs remain optimistic that he will make a full recovery in […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Drake appears to have issued a shady reaction to his ex-girlfriend Serena Williams making a cameo during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, sending fans into a frenzy with his latest social media antics. The Toronto rapper wasted no time stirring the pot after the performance, taking to his burner Instagram account, @plottttwistttttt, and posting a carefully chosen throwback picture of himself with Serena’s longtime agent, Jill Smoller. The […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Serious problems should be met with serious solutions. We have serious problems, namely a fast-growing debt and a need to extend some tax cuts in an unforgiving environment where interest rates are high and inflation is rising again. Unfortunately, despite a new mandate, House Republicans have yet to rise to the occasion. Their latest budget blueprint shows that fiscal responsibility vanishes the moment real choices arise. As a reminder, […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Contrary winds have been blowing across the path of Christians for centuries, and over those same centuries events have occurred that were capable of destroying one’s faith in God, or debilitating the walk and witness of believers to make them ineffective. But still the faith “once delivered to the saints”, to quote Jude 1:3, refused to lie down and die. People of different persuasions, philosophers, atheists, scientists, scholars, historians, […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) President Trump made headlines with his nomination of Rep. Billy Long of Missouri as the next IRS commissioner, signaling a new era for an agency mired in controversy. Trump has made no secret of his plans to reform the IRS, promising to rein in “bureaucratic overstepping” and put an end to its wasteful and abusive practices. If Billy Long is to fulfill that promise, a clear starting point should be addressing […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) LaVar Ball, the outspoken and larger-than-life father of NBA stars Lonzo, LiAngelo, and LaMelo Ball, has reportedly undergone a major medical procedure, leading to the amputation of his right foot. TMZ Sports broke the news, revealing that despite the life-altering surgery, LaVar remains in great spirits, continuing to embody the unshakable confidence and resilience that made him a household name in the basketball world. For years, LaVar Ball has […]