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(ThyBlackMan.com) My grandmother was born in 1916 on the same red Virginia ground where her grandfather was born enslaved. She lived to one hundred and five. She carried the weight of what her family had been to my family, and what her family had been to itself, the way you carry a stone you cannot put down. When she died, the stone passed to me. I went looking. What I found […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to give away tax dollars without congressional or judicial authorization to his friends and allies whom he believes were mistreated by the Biden administration. Can he legally do that? Here is the backstory. During the last year of his first term in office, Trump’s tax returns were stolen along with those of 425,000 others by an IRS employee who leaked […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Three days after President Donald Trump was elected to his second term, then-President Joe Biden’s Justice Department published a press release that included a statement by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland — and cited murderous acts Iran was allegedly planning to perpetrate inside the United States. “There are few actors in the world that pose as grave a threat to the national security of the United States as does Iran,” […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Folks have argued over that question for years. You hear it inside classrooms, barber shops, college dorms, family cookouts, and old church parking lots after Sunday service. Who is the most famous Black poet? Everybody got an opinion. Some lean toward Maya Angelou because her words reached millions across race, age, and gender. Others mention Nikki Giovanni or James Baldwin since their writing still feels alive whenever somebody opens […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Satan is a liar, always has been, always will be; and you need to remember that. He excels in wrapping his lies in layers of truth, so that the unwary will swallow the pill without evaluating the consequences. Satan invented craftiness, deceit and subtlety are his main weapons, and even when he comes as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8), the roar is camouflaged […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Before anyone moves abroad, there’s usually a moment that gets skipped over in the excitement: the moment where you stop picturing the new country and actually look at your current life and ask, “Okay… what am I really doing here?” It sounds simple, but most people don’t do it. They focus on visas, on cities, on job opportunities, on Instagram inspiration boards, all of that. But the part that […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Life in New Orleans has always taught us how to read between the lines… how to feel the truth of a thing even when the people in power try to dress it up in legal language and political polish. And right now, what’s happening in Louisiana politics has that familiar sting. As a Black woman born and raised in this city, someone who loves this culture down to the […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In today’s highly competitive digital marketplace, having a strong online presence is no longer optional—it is essential. Businesses of all sizes are investing in E-commerce website development to reach wider audiences, improve customer experience, and increase sales. Among the companies helping brands achieve these goals, 7fridays stands out as a forward-thinking web development agency focused on delivering scalable and performance-driven digital solutions. The Growing Importance of E-commerce Site Development […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) At a news conference within hours after the shooting rampage at the San Diego Mosque the San Diego Police Chief said the obvious.,” the shooting would be investigated as a hate crime until it’s not.” His add on “it’s not” gave with one hand and took back with the other on the issue of whether the rampage was a hate crime. The FBI was only marginally less equivocal about […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Why Saving Does Not Have to Feel Like Sacrifice  For many people, the word saving instantly brings to mind strict budgets, canceled plans, and constant reminders of what they cannot buy. This mindset makes saving feel like punishment instead of progress. Yet the most sustainable financial habits rarely come from restriction alone. They come from creativity.  Creative saving shifts the focus away from deprivation and toward smart choices that make everyday […]