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Brother Malcolm X, a Real-Deal Soul Brother.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Brother Malcolm X, though not with us physically, is still strongly connected spiritually and psychologically, to serious Black folks. As we celebrate on May 19 his 97th birthday, we remember him having a blend of intelligence, vision, talent, self-confidence, persistence and boldness. In a 1992 column celebrating his 67th birthday, I included the following: “He was a Master Teacher... [Read the full story]

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Dress Codes Are About Respect, Not Money.

(ThyBlackMan.com) There was a time when spending big at a swank restaurant would be regarded as an occasion requiring dress-up. Then the slob culture took over so that even when an establishment made great effort to arrange flowers, iron tablecloths and provide formal service, customers would turn up in sweatshirts and ratty sneakers. Dress standards for deluxe dining started collapsing decades ago,... [Read the full story]

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Buffalo suspect Payton Gendron Just the Latest to Point Up The Never-Ending Hate Crime Peril.

(ThyBlackMan.com) What’s almost as terrifying as the targeted murder of 11 African Americans in Buffalo by the alleged shooter Payton Gendron, is his age and the motive behind the mass racial murder. Gendron is only eighteen years old. So young, but yet so imbued with every hodge-podge crackpot racist, hate-filled theory and belief about Blacks. The theory if it can be called that even has a name,... [Read the full story]

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African-American businesses leaders undervalued in America.

(ThyBlackMan.com) When is the last time that you read a national news story in the so-called mainstream media about a successful Black business in America that has achieved unprecedented excellence and profit in today’s marketplace? I know it has been a long time. On the other hand, when was the last time that you read or heard in the media about allegations of corruption, financial failure and excessive... [Read the full story]

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Black Conservatives Convene for a ‘New Birth of Freedom’.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Recent remarks by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, noting the institutional damage caused by the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion on Roe v. Wade, have gotten exhaustive coverage in the press. But, not surprisingly, the venue where Thomas made these remarks has gotten little attention by these same journalists. The event was a convening of the nation’s leading... [Read the full story]

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Guarantee permanent income for children in poverty.

(ThyBlackMan.com) April 18, 2022, was Tax Day in the United States. The day was an especially sad reminder that the refundable, monthly expanded Child Tax Credit [CTC], that ended in December 2021, was short lived. The expanded CTC was a lifeline that lifted 3 million children above the federal poverty line in a single month by providing families much-needed cash to afford the basics. The Center on... [Read the full story]

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Comparing the “resumes” of Antonio Brown and Colin Kaepernick.

(ThyBlackMan.com) What do the names Odell Beckham Jr., Ndamukong Suh, Jarvis Landry, and Julio Jones have in common? They are all among the most recognizable NFL free agents still available. Two NFL free agents not quite as sought after are wide receiver Antonio Brown and quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Interestingly, both Brown and Kaepernick can be viewed as “polarizing” for very different ways... [Read the full story]

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Black Kung Fu Cinema Presents TNT Jackson.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Speller Street Films presents Black Kung Fu Cinema in partnership with The Pinhook and Mo’ Better Soul. The program is a traveling exhibition and screening series showcasing Blaxploitation, kung fu, and action films. Black Kung Fu Cinema will present a special screening of the TNT Jackson, starring Jean Bell and Stan Shaw on May 21st at The Pinhook in downtown Durham, North Carolina.... [Read the full story]

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The Leftists Bury Another Norm: Protesters Target Homes of SCOTUS Justices.

(ThyBlackMan.com) After angry public reaction to the leaked Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito draft opinion on reversing Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas said: “We are becoming addicted to wanting particular outcomes, not living with the outcomes we don’t like. We can’t be an institution that can be bullied into giving you just the outcomes you want. The events from earlier this... [Read the full story]

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Value of Toledo.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Toledo is a city that plays an important role not only for Spain but also for all of Europe.  This place can be called the “cradle of cultures”.  First conquered by the Romans in the 2nd century BC, then it became a “royal city” of the Visigoths, and later the Muslim tradition was replaced by Christianity.  For a time, Toledo was the capital of Spain. ... [Read the full story]

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Film Review; The Takedown.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Biracial buddy cop movies (e.g., Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon) aren’t a new phenomenon and could use a refresh. The genre gets a needed update with this French ebony/ivory crime story that’s novel due its unusual antagonists who are right-wing, antiimmigrant zealots. In this year’s French presidential election, the incumbent Emmanuel Macron, a moderate, beat... [Read the full story]

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Our Disappearing Rights As Americans.

(ThyBlackMan.com) When the Supreme Court overturned Section Five of the Voting Rights Act, it struck a blow to voting rights.  No longer did states with a history of discrimination have to submit their plans to make electoral changes to the department of Justice.  Instead, voters and advocacy organizations that experienced limitations of their rights had to go to court to prove that discrimination. ... [Read the full story]

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Ukraine / Russia truth?

(ThyBlackMan.com) The truth about the Ukraine / Russian situation is challenging to discern. There was someone that recorded crisis actors whose material covering their bodies was being blown off by the wind. They jumped up and put them back over their bodies. Then this person recorded a man, who apparently got tired of playing dead, got up and went and took a cigarette break. Also that tank that America’s... [Read the full story]

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The “BIG” Lie: Will the Real Christians Please Stand Up?

(ThyBlackMan.com) A section of evangelical Christians continues to enable Donald Trump’s mistaken beliefs about a stolen election. Donald Trump: whom the Washington Post counts 30,573 false or misleading claims in four years while president of the United States; will not stop lying about things, especially his losing the 2020 election. Unfortunately, several predominantly white evangelical congregations... [Read the full story]

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