SUPER RIGHTS.?..

(ThyBlackMan.com) As a newly minted super rights activist ( among endless other things ) I think we have a God ( or Intelligent Design ) given right to become MORE than what resumes or low expectations dictate.   Constitutional scholars and mystics may argue whether there is an inherent right to be ” super ” [...]

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Why I’m Not A Black Conservative…

(ThyBlackMan.com) THE TOP REASON WHY I’M NOT A BLACK CONSERVATIVE has nothing to do with opposing personal responsibility or private sector initiatives, two points I practice and promote. I don’t buy the fiction that only this side of the aisle has a monopoly on these values.   Conservatism has always been White nationalism, plain and simple. [...]

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New Religious Jim Crow In America…

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re Black and Muslim in this country, you’ve been looking over your shoulder at least since September 11th. Historically that’s always been the case. Racists have always considered Muslims the worst threat to business as usual. That’s why recurrent domestic incarnations of the Crusades rear their pointy heads.   The ” Religious ” Right [...]

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You’re Too Good For Jail!

(ThyBlackMan.com) You’re too good to go to jail! ” is my latest message to the Hood. It accompanies the community conclusion that the correctional system is ” the White man’s jail. ”   Community policing done my way focuses on culture change within individuals and sub-groups ( families; friendships; neighborhoods, etc. ). A thousand police officers [...]

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Does A-r-i-z-o-n-a Spell J-i-m C-r-o-w??

(ThyBlackMan.com) SUGGESTED BLACK MALE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TACTIC IN THE WAKE OF THE AZ ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION LAW: WHEN STOPPED BY POLICE STATE SLOWLY YOU’RE ” A MEXICAN HERE ILLEGALLY AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO STOP ME! ” and watch the reaction!   A lawyer friend of mine also opposes illegal immigration. He’s is on a par [...]

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WHAT ABOUT AN URBAN TEA PARTY??

(ThyBlackMan.com) How about an urban tea party?   Why not high profile, center right events where Black citizens and fellow Americans with urban concerns unite to discuss the Obama Administration thus far and community issues? Urban rallies need not be liberal led to  authentically air views from this constituency. The ‘hood has been written off and [...]

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AM I A PATRIOT??

(ThyBlackMan.com) AN EARLY MEMORIAL DAY/FOURTH OF JULY 2010 MEDITATION:   ” Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel ” warns Samuel Johnson from the past.   While I have healthy civic duty, I always draw the line at calling myself a patriot.  It’s too easy to slap on the label and strut around. Variously, Klansmen; [...]

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Real Life Superheroes Aren’t Always Costumed!?

(ThyBlackMan.com) Long before I thought real life superheroes ( RLSH ) could actually exist I contented myself in the exploits of exceptional people without fancy names or outfits. My list of real life superheroes is always growing and accommodates diverse folks like Alexander Dumas; Toussaint L’Ouverture; Booker T. Washington; Frederick Douglas; Theodore ” Teddy ” Roosevelt; [...]

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B.L.A.C.K. Power Anybody?!?

(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently posted this status on my Face Book page, “ B.L.A.C.K.= BROTHERHOOD.LOYALTY.ABILITY.COURAGE.KINDNESS.- REGARDLESS OF COLOR, ARE U MY B.L.A.C.K. SISTER OR BROTHER? ”   B.L.A.C.K. power is what I promote. It’s not color based but is based upon the five principles comprising the acronym. It’s a code of conduct for people wanting to be [...]

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A Supportive Skeptic of The Tea Party Movement…

(ThyBlackMan.com) While a proud American skeptic, I find in the Tea Party movement merit to match misgivings. Any group of citizens gathered to protest government overreach will at least get my attention. If such protest becomes a hate fest my attention then becomes tactical, i.e. noting a  potential threat to public safety.  Watching the Tea Party [...]

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