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(ThyBlackMan.com) Looking historically at demographics, Black men in America have for centuries been singled out for the most vicious and dehumanizing attacks on their personhood and their manhood. Without delving too deeply into America’s dark past, one need only to read the Autobiography of Frederick Douglas to capture a glimpse of the atrocious acts perpetrated against Black men that began during slavery and continued unabated with the murders of George Floyd, […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) (***1/2) All hail single moms raising kids they didn’t birth. Dedicated parents who shepherd children into adulthood. They’re saints. It’s almost as if this family film’s theme was ripped from the headlines in this twisted era of demeaning mothers who raise youngsters that didn’t come from their bodies. Or people who pour their love and nurturing into cats, dogs and other alternatives. Call novelist Peter Brown prescient for writing […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The nation’s largest corporate landlord for single-family home rentals was recently fined $48 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for years-long financial abuses of tenants. The firm, Invitation Homes, also will be required to change its practices, and agree to long-term monitoring of its rental activity. According to the September 24 settlement, renters who resided in one of Invitation Homes’ over 33,000 properties between 2018 and 2023 will […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Wow – Can you believe it – It just seems too good to be true? Isn’t this what we say when we come across a bargain that simply blows our mind. Recently a well-known retailer made a huge mistake in their advertisement and it seemed that the tablet computer they were trying to market was priced at $69 rather than a more common price of $499. Now, had they […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The upcoming 2024 election is already being shaped by an array of unprecedented challenges, but for many voters in western North Carolina, the continued impacts of Hurricane Helene are poised to amplify the difficulties. People are still being rescued, groups and churches are stepping in for an inadequate response by the federal government. Many question what happens next given there is an election looming. Voter disenfranchisement in disaster-stricken areas […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 (New International Version), The devastation of Hurricane Helene is simply epic, especially in western North Carolina, where communities have been wiped out and others are isolated. But the response from the Biden-Harris administration has been even more astonishing. Just when you think it could not get any worse, post the Maui fires, this cast of incompetents […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) It is refreshing to see a leader like Vice President Kamala Harris who understands the wide generational gap we have in our nation. There will always be situations where older and younger people maintain different perspectives on life and the nation’s future based on their experiences, opinions, habits, and behavior. Harris’s candidacy for president serves as a bridge between generations and has effectively found ways to close the gap in […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) I have friends from all over the world. I ran a campaign for the U. S. Congress and used some of them in my campaign. I led my opponent by a high number of points during the last week of the campaign. I had great Labor support—even Teamsters, and for the life of me, I cannot understand why the National union has a hard time supporting VP Harris! I had […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Wilmington, NC – 3 Chambers Fest returns to downtown Wilmington, North Carolina for its second year on December 4-7, 2024. Early Bird Festival Passes are on sale now. 3 Chambers Fest fuses hip-hop, martial arts, and anime culture through a variety of live music performances, immersive art, gaming, and innovative movie experiences. “Before 3 Chambers drops the festival lineup, we wanted to offer our fans a chance to secure […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Minister el-Hajj Milak el-Shabazz, formerly known as Minister Malcolm X, once said “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” One of the first images for many that comes to mind after hearing Minister el-Shabazz quote is the mistreatment, inhumanity that Black women since the period of […]