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Spike Lee Helped Redefine Black Storytelling In Hollywood.

(ThyBlackMan.com) A lot of brothers my age remember when a Spike Lee movie actually felt like something important was about to happen. You did not just walk into the theater looking for explosions or mindless entertainment. Nah, you knew Spike was bringing conversation with him. Folks were going to laugh, argue, get uncomfortable, maybe even leave irritated, but one thing was guaranteed. People were going to talk afterward. That is how powerful his work became inside Black communities. His films […]

May 25, 2026 5

Gospel

Los Angeles Homeless Crisis Reaches a Breaking Point on City Streets.

(ThyBlackMan.com) The sight is so commonplace on Los Angeles streets that it no longer rates more than a passing glance. That is a homeless man or woman sleeping on a sidewalk. What’s even more commonplace is that people casually walk by or more likely around them without more than a causal glance. I watched that happen again recently with a homeless man sprawled on the concrete at a bus stop in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. As is often […]

May 24, 2026 5

Gospel

Denzel Washington Became More Than Just A Movie Star To Black America.

(ThyBlackMan.com) For many brothers growing up through the late eighties and nineties, Denzel Washington felt familiar long before most of us ever saw him in person. He carries himself like somebody you might hear speaking wisdom at a cookout, sitting on a porch late in the evening, or giving game during a quiet ride home. That connection matters. A lot of brothers spent years trying to figure life out while the world kept throwing confusion in every direction. Television did […]

May 23, 2026 12

Gospel

Donald Trump Says China Talks Were Successful but Critics See No Real Deals.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump and an entourage of prominent business titans visited China last week from May 13-15. Of course, Trump touted the trip as an extremely successful event, claiming great progress was made establishing greater partnerships between the US and China. But did that really happen, is Trump telling the truth and what if anything come out of his visit to China? What we know is true is Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Secretary of Treasury […]

May 23, 2026 6

Gospel

Democratic Party Faces Tough Questions After 2024 Election Review.

(ThyBlackMan.com) For months now, Democrats have been arguing about whether to release the “autopsy” the National Committee commissioned on what went wrong in 2024. The report was completed but then not released; under pressure, Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin released the report this week, but only with the caveat that it didn’t meet the Committee’s standards, whatever that means. In truth, the report finds plenty of blame. That’s the problem with losing a close election — and 2024, no […]

May 23, 2026 6

Gospel

The Emotional Burnout Many Brothers Carry Quietly.

(ThyBlackMan.com) A quiet kind of exhaustion has settled inside countless Black men across America. You can spot it in tired eyes during long grocery lines, inside forced laughter at family cookouts, or within silence during late night drives home after another draining shift. Plenty of folks assume toughness means somebody feels nothing, yet many brothers carry emotional weight heavy enough to crush concrete. They keep moving anyway because survival taught them early that stopping too long might cause everything around […]

May 23, 2026 4

Gospel

Trump Corruption Claims Grow As Critics Question White House Ethics And Insider Trading Allegations.

(ThyBlackMan.com) This is the Trump era, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don’t usually write about the same topic twice in a row, but the latest revelations of Trump’s wanton, shameless profiteering from the White House cannot go unremarked. The term “drain the swamp” will go down in history as a bitter irony. The latest outrage against the public — and since I started typing this sentence, there have surely been […]

May 23, 2026 5

Gospel

Rob Base Dies at 59: A Look Back At His Greatest Hip Hop Records.

(ThyBlackMan.com) When news broke that Rob Base had passed away after a private cancer battle, a whole era of Hip Hop memories came rushing back. Before social media. Before streaming numbers. Before rap became so polished and corporate. Back then, records had to move people physically. A DJ dropped the needle, the room exploded, and if the crowd kept dancing, the song became immortal. Rob Base understood that formula better than most. His voice carried energy without sounding forced. He […]

May 23, 2026 5

Gospel

Christian Nationalism and White Supremacy in America’s Churches.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Several years ago, while I was speaking with one of my mentors, I showed him a church photo that was very disturbing to me. In the center of the picture was a person, whom I assumed to be the pastor, standing at the pulpit and shaking hands with another man. As members of the congregation sat and watched, Klansmen dressed in their typical hoods and robes sat in separate rows of the choir section. Another row of Klansmen stood, […]

May 23, 2026 4

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Spike Lee Helped Redefine Black Storytelling In Hollywood.

Los Angeles Homeless Crisis Reaches a Breaking Point on City Streets.

Denzel Washington Became More Than Just A Movie Star To Black America.

Donald Trump Says China Talks Were Successful but Critics See No Real Deals.

Democratic Party Faces Tough Questions After 2024 Election Review.

The Emotional Burnout Many Brothers Carry Quietly.

Trump Corruption Claims Grow As Critics Question White House Ethics And Insider Trading Allegations.

Rob Base Dies at 59: A Look Back At His Greatest Hip Hop Records.

Christian Nationalism and White Supremacy in America’s Churches.

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