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(ThyBlackMan.com) Gladys Knight’s legacy as the “Empress of Soul” is cemented not only by her powerhouse voice but also by her ability to make every lyric feel like lived experience. While her catalog includes numerous gospel-inspired, socially aware, and funky numbers, it is her love songs that continue to define her enduring artistry. Beyond the classics most often discussed, there exists a deep well of tracks that showcase Knight’s unparalleled […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The O’Jays stand as one of the most defining groups in soul and R&B history. Rising from the streets of Canton, Ohio, and cementing their legend under the Philadelphia International Records label, the group created music that blended rich harmonies with lyrics that spoke to both personal emotion and broader social concerns. While much attention is often given to their socially conscious anthems, their catalog of love songs remains […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) “I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.” – Charlie Kirk April 5, 2023 Political flamethrower Charlie Kirk was shot dead September 10, 2025, while speaking at a political event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Authorities have arrested Utah […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Nick Fuentes is, in many ways, the distilled product of a decade of online radicalization colliding with the incentives of American political media. He’s a livestreamer and event organizer who figured out how to turn an internet meme into a recruiting pipeline—a young polemicist who built a brand on antagonizing mainstream Republicans while courting the most extreme fringes of the right. If you’re trying to understand how a cohort […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Given the recent headlines that President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to blow up three Venezuelan ships, the American people could rightly wonder if we are at war. It’s a fair question, and one that Congress should be posing through oversight hearings. The U.S. military blew up a ship on Sept. 2, killing all 11 people on board. On Sept. 15, the military struck again, this time […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Prince Rogers Nelson’s music was always about more than rhythm and hooks—it was about emotion. He could transform love into an anthem, heartbreak into poetry, and desire into a symphony. While the world knows his blockbuster singles, the true magic of Prince lies in his ability to capture the vast range of love in songs that still hold power decades after their release. His catalog is overflowing with intimate […]

(ThyBlackMan.com)  I want to start this week’s column by validating your anxiety about the state of our country. The violence we see in the morning, noon, and night is not normal. To date, America has seen 357 mass shootings in 2025 alone; a rate that exceeds one per day. In the last two weeks alone, we witnessed a mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis that claimed the lives of two […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Most Americans grow up with the following maxim: “Socialism is bad.” This is despite the fact that relatively few of us actually know what the term means. Socialism is an expansive concept that encompasses a range of economic, political and social philosophies. This notwithstanding, Americans usually have a reflexively negative reaction when they hear the term. From a partisan political perspective, Republicans have tended to be more vehemently opposed […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) I started out this year, 2025, in Chicago, honored to give the Martin Luther King Day address at Reverend Jesse Jackson’s big gathering. The timing was unforgettable. As I stepped to the podium on the South Side, Donald Trump was taking the oath of office in Washington, D.C. His inaugural speech was a drumbeat for a new era of hostility toward immigrants and people of color. Mine, at that very […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has reignited one of the ugliest and most divisive feuds within the American right. For years, Kirk, the bombastic founder of Turning Point USA, represented the polished, mainstream, youth-driven face of Republican activism. His slick campus tours, Instagram-ready soundbites, and well-funded machine of influencers were designed to make conservatism look modern, dynamic, and inclusive. But lurking in the shadows was a rival faction, […]