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(ThyBlackMan.com) Earlier this week, I discussed that Joe Biden’s campaign was making a concerted effort to reach out to the often-ignored Black male voter with two political ads. Undoubtedly, these efforts by the strategist behind Joe Biden’s campaign are being conducted to ensure that the votes of Black men do not slip through the Democratic Party candidate’s hands. I am sure that the Biden... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The first humans, Anthropology tells us, appeared about 5,000,000 years ago in East Africa. The key difference between humans and other hominids is that we use tools. The oldest tool was a club. Fossils found with bone clubs nearby are characterized as among the first human beings on earth. Anthropology also informs us that everyone of European descent is descended from no more than... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Maybe we are all on the same page. Due to the pandemic coronavirus, we are all forced to stay at home and practice social distancing. Because of this unexpected situation, we tend to have extra time doing nothing except for unconsciously scrolling on our social media. So here are some useful and productive things to do while staying at home: Declutter. During our normal busy day,... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently met a guy online by the name of Howard, and we rapidly became friends. I won’t give his last name as I’d planned because we had also planned to write this piece together, but it turned out that, that wasn’t meant to be. . Howard and I are both widowers and we both loved and currently miss our late wives desperately, so it wasn’t a bit unusual that we immediately... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Robert Woodward certainly couldn’t have been shocked at Trump’s answer to his very loaded question. The question was whether he could understand any of the racial pain that African Americans feel. Trump stood the question on its head and accused Woodward of “drinking the Kool Aid.” Translated: Why should he or any other white guy like him feel any guilt, let alone empathy,... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) With a 14.2% national unemployment rate, (https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-the-real-unemployment-rate-3306198) at our door step, a black unemployment rate of 19.5%, millions of American workers facing permanent job losses, a relief bill stalled in Congress, evictions taking place, and more looming, and a highly contested presidential election, we can take solace or comfort, in the... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The summer of 2020: one thousand lives a day lost to COVID-19, one million jobs lost a week, with the police murder of George Floyd and shooting of Jacob Blake serving as bookends. None of this needed to happen, should have happened. But it did. Summer surge As we now know, the leadership of our country knew that the coronavirus was “deadly stuff” early on. Yet they squandered... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) I read with interest that our neighbors directly to the south, in Virginia, were experiencing an uptick in the numbers and presence of coyotes. Although dog-like in appearance, these predators threaten outside pets and other small wildlife. In rural areas, wild hogs destroy millions of dollars of commercial agriculture. Even normally non-threatening animals have become problems. Locally,... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) “I feel your pain…” Bill Clinton Whether the quote is apocryphal or not, it is one of the more memorable things Bill Clinton is reported to have said during his first run for president. It captured his ability to make people feel that he cared about them and what was going on in their lives. It also became fuel for the late night comedians. We have forgotten how to empathize,... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) It doesn’t feel like it but the National Football League’s first slate of games of the 2020 NFL season begins this weekend. The coronavirus pandemic and protests regarding police brutality against Black people have dominated much of the attention over the last several months. Clearly, both of those important matters have bled into sports and will continue to do so even for the... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve gone into the debut full-length of Cleveland metal legends and the first all-Black heavy metal band, Black Death. The self-titled album from 1984 was an album that touched on a few genres of metal without straying too far from traditional heavy metal. Black Death Resurrected has been bouncing around since the early 2010s. In 2015, they dropped their debut The Return of the... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Renting Luxury Personal Cars in New York It is not easy to be on time in New York. This city is so huge and hectic that you have to pick your route carefully and leave for your destination in advance. Even with an extremely developed subway system and numerous taxis driving around, it is often inconvenient to travel on public transportation. Catching a taxi during the rush hour is... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re going to look at a cult piece of Black rock in A Contract With Satan by The Impaler. I first discovered Anison Roberts—who performs as The Impaler—by chance while looking through playlists on Spotify. Anison Roberts AKA The Impaler It was both different and familiar. The Impaler’s approach puts me in the mind of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins without the dynamic range but it... [Read the full story]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Slightly over a week ago, the Milwaukee Bucks made a decision that will live in sports history. They decided not to play their August 26th scheduled playoff game against the Orlando Magic, which was Game 5, of a best of seven game playoff series. Milwaukee made the decision without letting their opponents who were the Magic, or the NBA know, as they took a stand following the shooting... [Read the full story]