(ThyBlackMan.com) We are trapped in noise and noise in trapped in us. Don’t believe me? Ask yourself these three questions: When was the last time you sat still? How did it feel? Do you miss that feeling? Show me a person frazzled and fretful and I’ll show you someone who’s unfamiliar ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Captivated, depressed and alarmed by the almost daily outrages of President Trump and his Administration, Americans could be tempted to forget that Congress – not the President – is the principal governing institution where our nation’s economy and well-being are concerned. We were painfully reminded of this truth earlier ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hurricane Harvey reveals an America that many in the media seem not to know exists: a multi-ethnic, multiracial country where people, for the most part, get along. For those who claim that President Donald Trump “coarsened” our politics and “set back race relations,” Hurricane Harvey was pretty bad optics. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rockford, Ill. – Before the backdrop of 1990s policing strategies, the stereotyping and targeting of young Black Americans, and the impact of mass incarceration upon entire communities, the inevitability of local abuse converged with the arrest, first degree murder conviction, and now a scheduled retrial of Patrick Pursley, recently freed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Americans no longer fight to keep their shores safe, Just to keep the jobs going in the arms making workplace. Then they pretend to be gripped by some sort of political reflex, But all they’re doing is paying dues to the Military Industrial Complex. The Military and the Monetary, The Military ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hurricane Harvey did everything people said it would do, and more. It either drowned or swallowed everything it touched in Corpus Christi, Houston, Beaumont, the gulf coast of Louisiana, and a bunch of other places. Already, estimators say that Harvey may be our nation’s costliest disaster to date, costing at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2017 NFL regular season is upon us. While plenty of people are disappointed with the NFL’s handling of Colin Kaepernick, reactions to player protests to the national anthem, and some of the domestic violence issues with some NFL players, there are other positive stories with NFL players assisting with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) These days, in my rare appearances of being out in public, I walk around predominant black areas in Montgomery and almost on every street and every corner in our community, it’s not uncommon to see a church everywhere you look in the community. Not all black churches and black pastors ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Uncle Sam and his state and local government cohorts steal 41.3 percent of your life, energy and family time annually – and they couldn’t care less. The money you earn is representative of your time on earth. It’s good to work, and the Bible is clear that we should ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2006 I attended a multi-day gathering of the most powerful and influential conservative Republicans in the land. It culminated with a 25th-anniversary celebration black-tie event. I share these details to set the stage for my later remarks. During the event, Tony Perkins and I had a conversation regarding ...