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Student Loan Defaults Surge as Trump Administration Resumes Wage Garnishment.

(ThyBlackMan.com) On behalf of the nearly 9 million people who are now in default on their student loans, a coalition of advocates from consumer, civil rights and education organizations are appealing to the federal Education Department to halt its plans to begin garnishing borrower wages this month. Default status connotes borrowers are 270 days or more behind on their payments. Citing new research from Protect Borrowers, formerly the Student Borrower Protection Center, the coalition advised Education Secretary Linda McMahon in […]

January 29, 2026 2

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9 Muhammad Ali Quotes That Changed How America Saw Black Men.

(ThyBlackMan.com) For many Black Americans, Muhammad Ali was never just a boxer. He was a warning, a lesson, a mirror, and in many ways, a permission slip. He gave voice to thoughts many of our parents and grandparents carried quietly in their chests. He stood in public the way a lot of us were taught to stand in private. Unapologetic. Certain. Unmoved by white approval or comfort. Ali understood something early that many Black men learn late, if at all. […]

January 29, 2026 2

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Nicki Minaj Backs Donald Trump And Sparks Hip Hop Debate.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Hip hop has always been political whether it wanted to be or not. From its earliest days in the Bronx, the culture spoke truth to power, chronicled poverty, resisted authority, and gave voice to communities ignored by mainstream America. Even when the music leaned toward escapism, the backdrop was always real. So when one of hip hop’s most visible and influential figures stands on a federal stage and calls herself Donald Trump’s “No. 1 fan,” the reaction is not […]

January 28, 2026 5

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Measles as a “Cost of Doing Business” in Trump’s America.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Measles is a “cost of doing business,” says a highly placed official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I’d like to know what business that is. To be fair, let me finish the CDC principal deputy director’s quote. Ralph Abraham said that measles is a cost of doing business “with our borders being somewhat porous for global and international travel.” Thing is, the U.S. saw over 2,200 measles cases in 2025, the highest number since 1991 — […]

January 28, 2026 2

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Black Americans Know America.

(ThyBlackMan.com) From the earliest days of the Trump administration, Black Americans recognized a familiar pattern in American leadership—a pattern of betrayal, disregard, and selective loyalty that has long shaped their relationship with the nation. The warnings issued by Black America were not born of cynicism, but of hard-earned wisdom, rooted in centuries of navigating a country that often oscillates between indifference and hostility toward its most vulnerable communities. Black Americans have always known that America can be a nightmare. The […]

January 28, 2026 1

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Minnesota and the Dangerous Reality of Trump’s Second Term.

(ThyBlackMan.com) What is happening in Minnesota should be the kind of wake-up call for Americans who still fail to recognize the truth about this administration and need to understand the grave situation we face as a nation. We are seeing evidence that the abuse of power by Trump administration officials is far worse than we could have imagined—even for those of us who were prepared for what we experienced during the first Trump term to continue into the second. We knew […]

January 28, 2026 2

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9 bell hooks Quotes That Still Speak to Black America.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few thinkers spoke to the interior life of Black America with the clarity, compassion, and insistence of bell hooks. Her work never asked readers to perform enlightenment. It asked them to be honest. Honest about pain. Honest about love. Honest about power. Honest about responsibility. bell hooks understood that liberation was not just a political project, but a deeply personal one. Her writing bridged feminism, race, class, love, and healing in a way that felt less like theory and […]

January 28, 2026 1

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Trump Greenland Threats Nobel Texts and the Imperial Mindset Behind Americas New Expansion Talk.

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.” Text from President trump to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre, on Jan 18, at 4:15 p.m. Fact Check: The “Country” of Norway does not control the decisions of […]

January 27, 2026 1

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America at 250: Remembering Liberty, Accountability, and the Stories We Must Tell.

(ThyBlackMan.com) In Minnesota this winter, amid the steady stream of grim headlines out of Minneapolis, one story barely made it beyond Duluth’s city limits. The Duluth News Tribune and other regional outlets are inviting residents to dig into the city’s archives, retell old stories, and share plans for America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. Town halls are discussing parades. Local museums are planning exhibits. Families are marking the milestone in small, thoughtful ways. Amid the snow and long nights, there is a […]

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Student Loan Defaults Surge as Trump Administration Resumes Wage Garnishment.

9 Muhammad Ali Quotes That Changed How America Saw Black Men.

Nicki Minaj Backs Donald Trump And Sparks Hip Hop Debate.

Measles as a “Cost of Doing Business” in Trump’s America.

Black Americans Know America.

Minnesota and the Dangerous Reality of Trump’s Second Term.

9 bell hooks Quotes That Still Speak to Black America.

Trump Greenland Threats Nobel Texts and the Imperial Mindset Behind Americas New Expansion Talk.

America at 250: Remembering Liberty, Accountability, and the Stories We Must Tell.

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