(ThyBlackMan.com) “Jails and prisons are the complement of schools; so many less as you have of the latter, so many more must you have of the former.” – Horace Mann, “Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” 1881 America is addicted to incarceration. No nation ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s rare that I actually write a post and decide to rewrite it. It’s even rarer that I write a post and decide that’s not quite the post I want to write and delete it. That’s what’s happened this time around; and yes, it was on a leadership topic. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Julian Castro dropped his copy of “Paso a Paso” and staggered, like a punch-drunk boxer, catching himself with one arm against a wall. It was as if he felt Hillary Clinton cross his name from her list of potential vice presidential candidates to flank her this summer. She doesn’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As the proud owner of NBC 25 in Flint, Michigan, it is important for us to understand the community and to become a part of it as much as we can. As a station owner, we have the ability to elevate the needs and concerns of the downtrodden, hold ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re the typical guy when it comes to shaving, I bet it has not even crossed your mind to try the old-school way of using razor blades and brushes. Although we can’t deny that this method produces the closest, cleanest and smoothest shave, it also results in a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The year has already sprung into March which happens to be my birthday month. This is the season when the Earth’s free landscape begins to blossom and when I reflect on my year. Experience and observation have always been my greatest instructors. The following is a reminder from my ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Two months before the 2014 mid-term elections President Obama issued this statement that read in part: “The president’s foremost political goal is helping Democrats do well in the midterms — and Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is doing a great job in that effort.” Obama was horribly disappointed in his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The increases in African American(AA) unemployment rates are critical, as AA unemployment rates are leading indicators of the condition of the country’s economy. Normally unemployment rates are considered lagging indicators of the economy’s overall state of health. The reason for this is that lay-offs occur after conditions, such as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) By now, if you have ever read any of my articles, you know I drill far below the surface on key issues. Today I want to thank Donald Trump for what he is doing, though he may not realize it or intend to do it. Donald Trump represents corrupt, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is seldom that the fate of a nation can be traced to what happened on one particular day. But that may be what happens in the United States of America on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. That is because the front-runners in both political parties are not merely inadequate ...