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(ThyBlackMan.com) President Joe Biden, at the Democratic National Convention, said, “Donald Trump and the Republican friends, they not only can’t think; they can’t read very well. Seriously, think about it. Look at their Project 2025.” OK, let’s take Biden up on his offer “seriously” to think about those who “can’t read very well.” The convention is in Chicago, the adopted hometown of former President Barack Obama and the hometown of […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In two years, we will celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. Our great country has survived a Civil War, two world wars, a Cold War, and a plethora of legislative and judicial fits and starts in our pursuit of a “more perfect Union.” We have endured some devastating Supreme Court decisions — Dred Scott, The Slaughterhouse Cases, and Plessy v. Ferguson, to name just a few. We have survived some […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the latest twist of the ever-evolving political theater, Donald Trump’s campaign found itself in hot water after using Beyoncé’s iconic song “Freedom” in a promotional video. The video, which showed Trump disembarking from a jet, was set to the powerful anthem, leading to an immediate uproar, particularly from Beyoncé’s camp. The move has raised eyebrows across the political and entertainment spectrums, with many questioning why the former president […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) As we approach another pivotal election, voters are once again being bombarded with messaging that paints the two main candidates as opposites. We’re told Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump represent radically different visions for America’s economic future. They don’t. When it comes to economic policy, there’s far less daylight between Harris and Trump than either would care to admit. Let’s start with trade policy. Trump’s […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) As a rule, I usually just call Donald Trump the Orange Man, but make no mistake, I am talking about Donald Trump now, and it’s time to give him space at our conferences to truly hear what his plans for us are. What kind of person is Donald Trump and what are we going to do about him? No matter what he is doing that involves a Black woman, […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the whirlwind world of Hollywood, where love stories are written and rewritten in the span of a heartbeat, the rekindling of old flames is a tale as old as time. Yet, when it involves two of the most iconic figures in the entertainment industry—Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jennifer Lopez—it’s a narrative that captivates fans and ignites speculation. The latest buzz on the street is that Diddy, who has […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been a slog for the Trump campaign the past few weeks. Let’s face it: President Joe Biden was former President Donald Trump’s clearest path to victory. And the gift that kept on giving has laid its last golden egg. Biden is gone. It’s incredible how poor a candidate he was. And it took his exit to fully realize just how bad off the Democrats were with him at […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Hollywood, the land of glitz, glamour, and—unfortunately—short-lived marriages. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, the iconic duo who reignited their early 2000s romance to much fanfare, have once again called it quits. This time, it seems more final than ever, as Jennifer Lopez has officially filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after just two years of marriage. Is it another classic Hollywood love story that was doomed from the start? […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Vice President Kamala Harris has the vision, the intellect and the heart to lead a conversation about how to preserve American democracy. As a country, we are still struggling to make this “A more perfect union.” We are an incredibly unique and beautifully diverse nation, blessed in so many ways. However, our history of cultural cleavage and racial unrest still plagues us. At times, the ideological divide seems to […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Black men we need you to stand Black women this election season.  There needs to be no gender division within the Black community regarding who we’re voting against. I am not one of those Black women that see Black men as my natural enemy. Brothers are in no way an enemy nor threat to me in that white America is and has been. With that being said, there are […]