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(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1947, legendary baseball star and Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier, becoming the first Black athlete to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Before that, he and his fellow Black athletes were relegated to the Negro leagues, at the time, a lesser known league but that had superstars and an overall grueling competition that rivaled, if […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) “This shows our criminal justice system works!” “No one is above the law, not even the son of a president!” “So much for former President Donald Trump’s hollow cry of being persecuted by a two-tiered system of justice!” This was the reaction of the liberal media following Hunter Biden’s conviction on gun charges. Hold the confetti. Given the array of serious crimes allegedly committed by Biden family members, Hunter’s […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Imagine the shock I got when I opened my mail not long ago and found a moving violation traffic citation. What? Huh? It had been more than twenty years since I was cited by a CHP officer for a moving violation. What was this? The “this” was yet another of the infamous and controversial red light camera enforcement tickets. It was not a small matter. A conviction would cost […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) From time immemorial there has been a terrific fight for the soul of humanity. It seems that God brought about the fight when he created the first human being, and gave him the power of choice, and some people have wondered about that. Why did God, some wondered, have to make humans with the ability to choose, knowing all along that we would choose the pathways of evil more […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Now that the former President and the candidate for future President has been convicted of thirty-four felonies, he joins 19 million other Americans who have such convictions.  Those felons face major restrictions in employment, finance, and housing.  For example, federal, state, and local government jobs often require a security clearance, which felons often cannot qualify for.  In some areas, felons are disqualified from teaching jobs.  It is challenging for […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) At an event in Philadelphia designed to help Republican outreach to Black voters, Congressman Byron Donalds made what seemed like positive comments about the Jim Crow era as it related to Black families. The backlash to his comments were strong and swift. In remarks on the House floor, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called out Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) for his comments: “It has come to my attention that […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the modern hip-hop landscape, few names have become as synonymous with success and influence as Lil Baby. Born Dominique Armani Jones, Lil Baby’s journey from the streets of Atlanta to global superstardom is a testament to his talent, resilience, and ability to capture the zeitgeist of his generation. This article delves into the life, career, and impact of Lil Baby, exploring the factors that have contributed to his […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) An unthinkable event happened in 1994 – It was the year; the Clinton Administration initiated the scam of undercounting the nation’s unemployment rates. This unjust and horrible scam became the official policy of that administration and gained permanence. Be that as it may, it was “a rigged and deceptive act.” Here is what Dr. Robert Reich who was the Secretary of Labor during the Clinton administration said, in comments to my blog about those […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you have ever wondered where we are as a country regarding race, and why Black people complain about the inequities in news coverage, the over-policing of Black neighborhoods, the unfair treatment in the criminal justice system, and conversations about white privilege, look no further than the intensity of the coverage of a mere foul committed on Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark. The last few days, the lead stories […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) With the recent political debates, follow-up commentaries, polling and non-stop advertisements bombarding us on television, in the print media, the internet and flooding my mailbox, I thought I would stop for a moment and address the main comment that I have heard all around me. People want to know about the issues! They are apparently tired of all the mud slinging and negative spin campaigning done by all sides […]