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(ThyBlackMan.com) The news that civil rights icon the reverend Jesse Jackson passed has ignited an avalanche of media and public commentary, reflections, and tributes to him. Jackson for a lengthy period battled a rare neurological disorder that most people had never heard of. And it has often proved fatal. This prompted the first hard intense look at Jackson’s history, accomplishments, and place in the civil rights battles of the past […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Some deaths feel distant. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s passing feels personal. It lands like losing an elder you never lived with but somehow grew up around. For a lot of Black folks, especially Black men who came of age watching the civil rights generation grow older on television, Jesse wasn’t just a public figure. Jesse was part of the background of American life. Always somewhere speaking, organizing, pushing, demanding. Even […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) First of all, let me reiterate, America is a Constitutional Republic. That point is articulated in Article IV, Section 4 of our Constitution, known as the “Guarantee Clause.” It affirms that the federal government is to guarantee a Republican form of government to all States, not the Republican Party. When confronted by Mrs. Powell outside Constitution Hall on September 17, 1787, the day our Constitution was signed, Benjamin Franklin […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I was growing up in the ‘60s Martin Luther King, like Frederick Douglass, used the Hebrews’ exodus from Egypt as a metaphor for legitimate grievances against slavery and segregation in America. Back then, progress meant that the journey from slavery, through the wilderness, to the “Promised Land” was achievable.  The journey ended at some point. Today, the journey is unachievable, never-ending and by design. After decades of realizing […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) A great discussion regarding the economic future of the United States is taking place in New York city and we all should pay close attention to it, and weigh-in with our own opinion. Here is the discussion in a nutshell. Recently elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing the question, of how New York, the largest city in the United States, is going to pay its bills, and beyond that, how is he going to deliver […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Cleaning a rug at home involves a few essential steps, though the specific method depends on the material. Always check the care label for codes like W (water-safe) or S (solvent-only) before starting. If this seem too much for you then call a professional rug cleaning in NYC. You can choose between a steam cleaning and a deeper cleaning where they will pick the rug up and clean it […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Remember back in the campaign when “immigration” meant deporting the rapists and murderers and gang members who were supposedly flooding across the border and wreaking havoc in our cities? That’s what mass deportation meant — not mass deportation of gardeners and day laborers from Home Depot. The latest statistics from the Department of Homeland Security, first obtained by CBS News, put the lie to the campaign rhetoric. The headline […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) President Donald Trump’s approval rating is sinking and gasping for air. His average net approval stands at -13.7, which is lower than Joe Biden’s was at this point in his term. This matters beyond cosmic justice: The president’s approval rating is the best predictor of midterm election outcomes. When it falls below 50%, his party tends to lose seats, as in the 1982, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Every career begins with a defining moment, an instant when preparation meets courage and the future quietly changes course. For me, that moment came in 1983, when, at just 21 years old, I brought Richard Pryor to speak before more than 1,500 employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. I was young, untested and responsible for selecting a keynote speaker. Instead of choosing the safe or […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Your representatives may finally grab the feared “third rail” of U.S. politics. When the Social Security and Medicare trust funds run out in the early 2030s, the law is clear: Benefits must be slashed. That would mean a roughly 24% cut to Social Security checks and an 11% cut to Medicare benefits. But Congress almost certainly won’t let that happen. The easy, though irresponsible, political path may seem obvious: […]