(ThyBlackMan.com) “The history of the United States is a story about the disenfranchisement of millions based on their Blackness. More than a hundred years of violent voter suppression, poll taxes, literacy tests, and gerrymandering have created a climate that is nothing shy of hostile towards Black men that choose to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Chinese have a saying, “May you live in interesting times.” Well, we’re certainly living in interesting times to say the least. We are living in an Orwellian scenario where the world is upside down, language has been weaponized in an effort to maintain and reinforce the Bizzaro World ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now I don’t know about you, but for sure I’m so ready for hearing some truth! Have you been listening to certain people who just say stuff that’s not even close to true. Truth telling isn’t even in their vocabulary. Let’s just check out J.D. Vance, who was calling ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I officially retired from the US Army on 1 August 2004 and vividly recall sitting and watching the 2004 Democratic National Committee convention. At that convention, a fella named Barack Hussein Obama gave the keynote speech. He had just become a State Senator in Illinois. Angela and I listened ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the midst of our and other ongoing struggles for liberation, freedom, justice and other indispensable and indivisible goods in the world, I turn constantly to the sacred texts of our ancestors for grounding and guidance, for constantly deepening insight, urgently needed answers, and uplifting and liberating inspiration. This ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In every election cycle, the weight of our decisions at the ballot box are real, but not always as apparent as they should be. Our voting decisions ripple out to sculpt the societal, economic, and environmental landscape in which our children and grandchildren will live. As we edge closer ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) He’s the man behind the curtain. A superlobbyist in the truest sense, Nick Muzin operates in the shadows, pulling strings, closing deals, and solving problems for some of the most demanding clients in politics and business. While his name might not be splashed across headlines, his influence is felt ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As the world spirals towards war on multiple fronts: Eastern Europe, West Asia and in the not too distant future Taiwan, it behooves us to think about the alternative to global destruction. The only way the planet can survive the madness metastasizing around the world is if more and ...