(ThyBlackMan.com) The football world was struck with heartbreaking news this weekend, as former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was found dead Saturday night in Houston. Just 24 years old, Lacy’s sudden death has left the LSU community, his hometown of Thibodaux, Louisiana, and football fans across the country grappling with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s a lasting power in Oprah Winfrey’s words—something deeper than motivation, something that stays with you long after you’ve heard them. Maybe it’s because she speaks from lived experience, not theory. Her voice carries the weight of struggle, success, and deep self-discovery. Whether you’ve followed her journey since The ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something special about Mary Mary that’s hard to put into words—but you feel it the moment one of their songs starts to play. For me, they weren’t just a gospel duo—they were a soundtrack to so many moments in life. From dancing around the house with joy to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) This is Earl Ofari Hutchinson. I’m in Los Angeles’s Little Chinatown. Chinatown, if you will, because there’s nothing little around it and anything about it. Let me pan a little bit. As you can see, some of the businesses here, and I’m standing in front of one of the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) What do you do when the economy is going to hell, 401(k)s are going down the toilet and we’re bracing for higher prices on nearly everything? If you’re an average American, you worry. If you’re Donald Trump, you go golfing, as he did twice last weekend, even as people ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever made a significant purchase, such as a used car, and later realized it was a mistake? Once you’re at home, you crunch the numbers and realize that with the new monthly car payment, auto insurance, gas, and maintenance for this model, along with your other monthly ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  There’s something about Barack Obama’s words that still lingers long after he’s left the podium. Maybe it’s the cadence of his voice, or maybe it’s the substance behind the sound bites. Either way, his quotes continue to resonate—especially now, when the world feels like it’s changing faster than we ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Today’s signing fulfills a longstanding personal commitment on my part. My first public office was as a county school board member. As a state senator and governor, I devoted much of my time to education issues. I remain convinced that education is one of the noblest enterprises a person ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Billy Ocean’s music that feels like a warm breeze on a tough day—comforting, familiar, and deeply soulful. Growing up, his songs were always somewhere in the background—playing from the stereo during family gatherings, sneaking into quiet moments on late-night radio, or lifting moods during road trips. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something special about digging through old records and stumbling upon a voice that grabs you by the heart—and for me, that voice was Jackie Moore’s. The first time I heard her sing “Precious, Precious,” I stopped everything. That southern soul, the grit in her delivery, the honesty in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you know R&B, you know Keith Sweat. His voice, his vibe, and—most importantly—his pen have shaped the soundtrack of late-night conversations, breakups, makeups, and grown-folk love for decades. For many of us who came of age during the golden era of ’90s R&B, his music wasn’t just something ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A Black teen killed a white teen with a knife at a high school sporting event. For too many Americans, that’s all that matters. The events that immediately precipitated the violent death don’t matter. Neither does the alleged history between the victim, the victim’s twin brother, and the boy ...