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(ThyBlackMan.com) A lot of entrepreneurs know that the best route to a successful business isn’t always targeting the broader base of …

ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a major showcase. Viewers can watch the brilliant musical talent Andra Day take center stage as she crosses over into the world of film acting. With the bright lights on her, she summons up an astonishing, all-in, Oscar-caliber portrayal of Billie Holiday. A feat achieved by Diana Ross five decades ago. Same role, similar story. But Day’s interpretation of “Lady Day” is decidedly more raw. Director/producer Lee Daniels has been building up to this moment. Producing strong women’s stories ( Precious), casting actors in career-changing, award-winning roles (Hall...

( ThyBlackMan.com) If Lebron James had a nickel for every time he’s been told to shut up and just stick to dribbling and shooting the ball, he’d never have to collect a penny from the Lakers. He’d be rich beyond his wildest dreams. AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovicis the latest in the long train of James’s critics to tell him just play ball and say nothing about politics. As he’s done each time, he’s been hit with the jibe of keep your trap shut about racial injustice, police abuse, politics, and social issues, Lebron James hit back hard.  He made clear he’ll use his celebri...

SCOTUS justice Clarence Thomas embarrasses and disgraces himself and the law so often on the High Court that it has become ritual.

( ThyBlackMan.com) Republicans are smart to look at statehood for the District of Columbia as a way for Democrats to elect two new far left-wing senators and a bunch of House members. Democrats campaigned in the last election on the idea of ridding the Senate of the filibuster, packing the Supreme Court, and making the District of Columbia a state as a move to consolidate power. The push for D.C. statehood to the exclusion of Puerto Rican statehood is nothing more than a ploy to solidify Democratic control of the levers of power for the federal government. Need evidence to support the idea t...