(ThyBlackMan.com) You can color me red, but that won’t corroborate the essence of my continuance, because that is not who I am. You can color me brown, but such humdrum characterization, can’t hold a candle to my eminence. Yellow restricts my authenticity, as does white, that bounces off me, with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The audacity of this title is the impetus for the article you are reading. My limited experience teaching caged African/Brown men (ages 18-21) in prison is the why but not the what I am writing about. Yes, no free man with a conscience will enter a prison filled with his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It seems like every week in this country an unarmed citizen is shot or killed by a police officer. All it takes is a peek at websites like www.killedbypolice.net or www.policemisconduct.net to see that this is an epidemic, not a few isolated incidents. But while most people and media focus ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you heard of the acronym H.I.R.E? I’m sure most of you haven’t unless you’ve heard me on radio or read old columns of mine. H.I.R.E is an acronym I created to describe four political topics that could potentially pose an existential threat to America from within. H.I.R.E stands for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everywhere you turn today you hear, “We are more at odds with our fellow citizens than ever before.” I don’t know if that’s entirely true, because there have been times in the past where Americans have gone into armed conflict with each other over their differing views. However, it’s definitely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) America’s early Colonial roots began on the Virginian Peninsula. Africans and Europeans first worked together along the rivers and creeks to bring the English settlers’ first aspirations to realization. Success with the tobacco crop at Jamestown offered them psychic relief from the disaster of a lot of ‘what-ifs’ on one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When people think about modern startups, they usually think of modern technology. They imagine that most startups are going to concern themselves with games or cutting-edge hardware. If not those, then software, or websites, or strange new apps. People rarely give a thought to entrepreneurs who might want to start ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Owning a home of your own is sure to be a dream come true. However, the cost to do so can be pricey. Studies indicate the average mortgage payment as of 2012 is $950 per month. You will need to take the time to prepare way in advance if you want to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every sane person expects Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s attempt to overturn the election with her vote recount effort to crash and burn. Given this, why would the Hillary Clinton campaign file a motion in support of a Stein-initiated request for a hand vote recount in Wisconsin? Under the reasonable ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So maybe your grandmother, father or mother was the type who would knock you down to discipline you. Maybe mom would throw a shoe or maybe dad would do even worse. Sadly there is a difference between discipline and abuse. And because so many African Americans cannot tell where that ...