(ThyBlackMan.com) Once upon a time, in Nueva York, the streets of Washington Heights were paved with Latinx residents who dreamed of a better life. That’s the premise of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda. That same spirit propels this over-the top screen adaptation. It’s entertaining, jubilant ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you ever get the chance, I would suggest that you read the book The Color Purple by American author Alice Walker. Unlike Orwell’s 1984 and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, I only read The Color Purple once while at Morehouse and it has had an imprint in my memory. In Letters ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This season will be the first 17-game regular season in National Football League history. Despite the physical toll and grind each NFL game can be for the participants, the NFL is adding an additional extra regular season game while subtracting one preseason game. Understandably, numerous NFL players complained on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “For the first time anyone could remember, black men took out weapons and fired back. Whites returned fire in volley after volley.”- Description of one of several race riots in Philadelphia from the book Tasting Freedom Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America by Daniel R. Biddle and Murray Dubin page113. As we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I will never understand how difficult policing can be, because I have never had that experience. However, I can only imagine that is can be tough on many days, and extremely dangerous. With that being acknowledged it seems the idea of fearing for one’s life causes different reactions based ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who has ever played a video game online has experienced the frustration of occasional dips in the connection or lagging out of a session entirely. While the specific causes can vary, from the server, setup, or internet service provider, many often overlook their routers. And it’s usually a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) January 6th was noise. What it signaled however is the thing we really need to pay attention to: The refusal to accept the outcome of a free and fair election. When you couple that with refusal to accept the findings of science and medicine, refusal to accept the documented ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Investors are saying, while not blasting it across the cable channels, the U.S. economy, needs to grow. We need to increase the number of good paying jobs steadily and predictably over the long-term. However, many investors are thinking Biden is not really serious about growing the economy and are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It strikes me as funny that I must keep repeating that I abide by the beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. continuously as if cats do not get what I am saying. But I do, because intrinsically the fact remains all people are individuals and different and it is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The use of technology to promote personal and business Brands has grown exponentially over the course of several years. Building a relationship online is strategic, planned and executed to obtain maximum visibility. HBCU students are in very competitive career choices and should apply their skills and talents online to ...