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(ThyBlackMan.com) In August 2022, seven officers from the Adams County Sherriff’s Office in Ohio executed a search warrant on the home of the Grammy-nominated rapper known as Afroman. Afroman was not home at the time, though his wife and young children were. The home’s security cameras recorded the officers’ actions. The warrant was granted in order to find evidence of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, drug trafficking, and even kidnapping. The officers […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) When people talk about the greatest female groups in music history, TLC always sits at the table. Not on the side. Not in the hallway. At the table. What they did in the 90s was more than just hits on the radio. They changed how groups looked, how they talked, how they dressed, and how they spoke to young women and young men at the same time. They could […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The SAVE Act, a spinoff from the Denmark Groover playbook is highly reminiscent of a bygone era in political chicanery; indeed, it is a dangerous voter suppression bill. It would make it harder for Americans to register and stay registered—especially young, elderly, rural, and marginalized (minority) voters. If passed, it would: Require a passport or birth certificate just to register or update your information. Ban most online and mail […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) “The jury was bombarded with uncharged, unproven accusations, turning the proceedings into a trial of Mr. Cosby’s character.” That was the claim disgraced entertainer Bill Cosby made immediately after a jury awarded Donna Motsinger nearly 60 million dollars in damages in a civil trial loss in a Santa Monica, California court. He immediately announced that he would appeal. The hefty award was the latest in a seemingly never-ending parade […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) History does not whisper. It warns. Empires do not collapse because of a single moment of weakness. They erode from within, slowly hollowed out by overreach, moral ambiguity and the false belief that their power exempts them from consequence. The question before us is not whether America is strong. It is whether we are wise enough to endure the burden that comes with being the world’s lone superpower. Scores […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, I drove from my father’s birthplace in Biddeford, Maine, to my mother’s birthplace in Petersburg, Virginia. Two different towns. Two different states. Two different regions. And yet, oddly, just different ends of the same sad street. Most Americans now live at the same address: “We live where there used to be a factory. And when it shut down, what shot up was joblessness, hopelessness, meth, opioids, homicide and […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) “The rich should pay their fair share of taxes.” Who can argue with that? But then we must decide who is rich and what is meant by fair. Neither political party has distinguished itself in making such distinctions. But Republicans play an especially outrageous game in portraying the Internal Revenue Service as the working stiff’s enemy. For salaried workers, taxes come straight out of paychecks, meaning most are already […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Harriot’s Black AF History reads like that sharp, hilarious cousin at the cookout who can rundown 400 plus years of American foolishness while still making you choke on your sweet tea from laughing. Its history told with the kind of cultural flow that feels like home…unapologetically Black, deeply researched, and delivered with a side?eye so precise it could slice through a turkey with ease. Click on the link […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) When Amazon cuts 30,000 jobs and Black workers hold nearly 20% of the roles being eliminated while making up just 13% of the workforce, that is not a coincidence. That is a pattern. And it is accelerating. The layoffs are part of a broader AI driven economic shift that is already reshaping who works, who advances, and who is left behind. And by every measurable indicator, African American workers […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jason Dozier, an American hero, represents District 4 on the Atlanta City Council. After graduating from Denison University, he joined the U.S. Army, serving as a reconnaissance officer in Iraq and Afghanistan. His service as an Army officer earned him the Army Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star. After honorably leaving the Army, Dozier returned to Georgia to help address the challenges facing transitioning military veterans and their spouses. As […]