(ThyBlackMan.com) Four years ago Rahm Emmanuel walked away with almost all the black votes in his successful bid to become mayor of Chicago, thanks primarily to support from Barack Obama who could do no wrong in the eyes of many, if not most, black folks. Today Emmanuel has won reelection, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here we go again with another white police officer killing an unarmed black man. But this time all of it was caught on video and the officer has been charged with murder. Former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Thomas Slager recently shot and killed Walter Lamer Scott, an African ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Maya Angelou wrote seven autobiographies, five collections of essays, hundred of poems, plays, and screenplays for film and television. Because of all of her writings, her thousands of public speaking engagements and interviews, Maya Angelou was probably the most quotable person in history. With all of this material from ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Full disclosure: I’m fond of baseball. My father is a lifelong baseball fan, and he did an effective job of passing on his love of the game to me. Having said that, Major League Baseball now finds itself at a major crossroads. Baseball’s brand new Commissioner – Rob Manfred ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t know what it’s like to have the benefits of white privilege, but I know all about what it’s like to live as a black man in America. Here’s what black privilege grants me: I check the tail lights and headlights of my car every day before I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Success is a dream of every student in their learning processes. According to website where you can find essay topics for students, being a successful student is a function of attitude behavior and intellectual capacity. To become a successful student one will need the following; Set educational goals Goals ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sometimes, it can seem like the legal and political establishments exist solely to enable the exploitation of the world’s resources at the cost of the environment. Fortunately, this perception is false. Throughout history, legal maneuverings have been used to make sure that natural resources are preserved and protected by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is this recovery failing, is the question many knowledgeable people are asking? However, one month does not make a trend. No doubt, the upcoming April’s job report will be the most anticipated since these numbers have been published! If there is any hint that this recovery is failing, this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Look at how myths, symbols, religion and power are intertwined. The ruler’s face is everywhere. Recall the stupendous statuary of the pharaohs, the massive carvings of the Romans and the Greeks and the statues of the European kings. They bore the faces of the rulers and the gods, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Having seen how Black people are mistreated in this country, not only historically but presently, I thought about that gloriously perfect day on which more than one million strong Black men stood on Washington’s Mall loving, trusting, and respecting one another. I thought about those I met that day, ...