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(ThyBlackMan.com)The media keeps throwing articles and TV shows at us, telling us we all should strive to be confident and youthful. Shy people are advised to go out there and start socializing they say.Being bullied as a youth turned me into a shy person with chronic anxiety, which makes it hard to connect to others and trust people. Over the years I used all the advise TV and media threw at me...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)Dance is an artform of expression that can be a source of freedom. In such many that embrace dance find their home in the world. A place whereby they can be themselves and share that beauty with the world. Harper Watters, Soloist with the Houston Ballet, has made it his mission to be authentic to his craft while sharing his truest self with the world through dance. His work with...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ive deliberately avoided watching March Madness recently because Im very aware of the massive exploitation of black athletes who run March Madness every year while mostly white coaches, commentators, athletic directors, administrators, and universities make millions and billions off of March Madness each year.Also, if you watch one particular college basketball game, even a...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)On April 4, America will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest hours in our national history. We will pause to recall that heartbreaking moment in Memphis, Tennessee, when an assassins bullet cut short the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.There will be those whose vision of those terrible days will be the product of televised images: pictures of rioting; cities burning;...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in theUS, with 52,404 lethal drug overdoses in 2015. Opioid addiction is driving this epidemic, with 20,101 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, and 12,990 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2015.https://www.asam.orgAs the US grapples with an escalating opioid epidemic that is ravaging this nation,...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)Some years ago, I wrote a column about adultery and politicians. In light of the Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal interviews concerning their alleged (and probable) affairs with President Donald Trump, it is time to revisit the subject.I do not agree with those right or left, religious or secular who contend that adultery invalidates a political or social leader....[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)Here we go again. Another school massacre and another overreaction by liberals who want to play politics with the Second Amendment.On Valentines Day, 17 students and faculty members were murdered by a former classmate at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., a small community west of Boca Raton.As tragic as the murders were, sometimes I am confused by the way...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)In the wake of yet another mass slaughter of innocent Americans, I am writing to implore my colleagues in both the Congress and our state legislatures to go to CNNs website and listen carefully to the words of a young American named Cameron Kasky. You can find his declaration of principle and truth on CNN.com.This 17-year-old student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)Duped family members, friends and fellow Christians have fallen for leftists lie that all they are tearfully asking for is fairness and tolerance on various issues. The truth is leftists are rabid relentless attackers, using government, deception and guilt-tripping to silence all opposition to their extreme anti-God, anti-traditional family and anti-freedom agendas. Indoctrinated...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)At the very moment that hundreds-of-thousands of youth around the globe are busy protesting antiquated and unreasonable gun laws, rules, and regulations, the family of twenty-two-year-old Stephon Clark is grieving his death. Clark was inexplicably killed in his grandmothers backyard by officers reporting to a call about a man breaking windows in the area. I pray that we have not...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)The issue of gun violence is among the most prominent issues in America right now. Due to amount of mass shootings in America and the recent school shootings and school threats, gun violence and gun regulation has become even more highlighted in American society. Last weekend, a significant student-led peaceful demonstration took place named March for Our Lives. It followed...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)Although golden anniversaries are often considered milestone moments accompanied by festive celebrations, two such observances in April 2018 are bittersweet memories for much of Black America. One took the life of an unparalleled preacher, orator, author, activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The other marks the enactment of what many would argue is the strongest of the civil...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)Who wouldve ever guessed that when former President Obama left office the GOP would take up his mantle on spending? Its nauseating how often Democrats win in D.C., even when theyre not in power. The problem with the latest omnibus bill is that Republicans cant out Democrat Democrats.Sadly, the GOP is proving once again that theyre afraid of their own shadows. In the...[Read the full story]
(ThyBlackMan.com)Social media and the internet is much more advanced nowadays than its ever been. Theres also many dangers that come with being on social media and the internet and one example of that is the white nationalist comments against people in the black community who speak out against the various forms of oppression on a daily basis.Another danger of social media and the internet...[Read the full story]
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- Poll: Frustration with Trump gives Democrats an opening a year before the midterms - NBC News - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
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- Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem" - CBS News - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Abigail Spanberger Thinks That Democrats Need to Listen More - The New Yorker - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- 'I don't look at this as politics': Kaine pressed on what Democrats have gained from shutdown - ABC News - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
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- Democrats Running for Governor Stick to a Familiar Theme: Fight Trump - The New York Times - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- As Barack Obama stumps for other Democrats, the party gets to see what it lost - The Guardian - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Democrats must not cave in to Donald Trump - The Guardian - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Briahna Joy Gray: Is Zohran Mamdani the future of the Democrats? - Al Jazeera - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump the problem is, hes got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland - The Guardian - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
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- Democrats Just Lost a Key Ally in the Shutdown Fight - New York Magazine - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
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- AFGE, largest federal workers' union, calls for end to shutdown, putting pressure on Democrats - NBC News - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- If Democrats want to win, they need to start driving in the middle lane - The Hill - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Democrats ACA Subsidy Fight Is Really About Red States - NOTUS News of the United States - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Democrats Say Federal Workers Dont Want Them to Cave. Their Union Says Otherwise. - NOTUS News of the United States - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
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- Democrats Troll Grinch Melania Trump Over East Wing Destruction - Yahoo - October 26th, 2025 [October 26th, 2025]
- The GOP expected Democrats to relent on the shutdown by now. That isn't happening. - NBC News - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- How Big Tent Are Democrats Willing to Go? - The Atlantic - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Opinion | How Can Democrats Win Back the Working Class? - The New York Times - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Virginia Democrats aim to redraw maps to help party gain seats in Congress - The Guardian - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Democrats Vote to Abandon Active Duty Military Members - Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (.gov) - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- GOP attempts to squeeze Democrats with vote to pay essential workers, including troops and TSA agents - CNN - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Virginia Democrats are the next surprising entrant into the redistricting battle - Politico - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Democrats ask Tennessee governor to cover aid for 690,000 imperiled by shutdown - Chattanooga Times Free Press - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
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