(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born on January 15, 1929, turned 39 years old fifty years ago. Assassinated on April 4, 1968, he didn’t make it to 40. Yet in his scant 39 years on the planet, he upended the ways we think about race, capitalism, poverty, power, and imperialism. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We have not seemed, as a people, to understand why the need for unity is great. It seems we don’t quite understand that one thing oppressors sought was a way to separate our people, and disfunction was the best method. If we can’t work together we are no longer a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We have just finished the Christmas holiday, and Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Many of us will feel the pressure to spend a serious amount of love to show our lady we love and adore them. The problem is not the gesture, but often the motivation behind it. Though ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) California is now a “sanctuary state,” thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown and liberal Democrats in Sacramento. The Golden State is home to an estimated 2.3 million illegal aliens. And police are no longer permitted to ask suspects about their immigration status or assist with federal immigration-enforcement activities. To add insult ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who believe that God will do something good for them and there are people who say that they will make things good. They all have a positive vision and hope, but you will see successful and unsuccessful people in both ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Conservatives and Republicans gave President Trump kudos for his remarkable list of accomplishments in his first year in office. http://washex.am/2DosDQd One crucial Trump accomplishment appears to have gone unnoticed. Trump repeatedly spoke the truth about issues fake news media demanded that we either embrace its lie about the issue ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the biggest misconceptions about gentrification today is that it’s the “revitalization” of urban communities which is not true because in reality, gentrification is really the forceable negro removal from urban communities by any means necessary. Historically and today, there’s a more vicious version of “urban renewal” taking place ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a deal that reestablishes Essence magazine as a totally, Black and independently-owned entity, Sundial Brands founder Richelieu Dennis recently announced the purchase of Essence Communications from Time Inc. “Time Inc. agreed in November to be sold to the Meredith Corporation, the owner of Better Homes & Gardens and Family ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Mounting student debt is a nagging problem for most families these days. As the cost of higher education rises, borrowing to cover those costs often becomes a family concern across multiple generations including the student, parents, and even grandparents or other relatives. Today’s 21st Century jobs usually demand higher education ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Think about it, you are not just raising a kid who is going to live with you but you are raising a human being. The kid will see you, listen to your talks and behave according to what he learns at home. A kid is a reflection of your parenting ...