(ThyBlackMan.com) The crux of the most recent public spate involving Donald J. Trump is found in the unfortunate reality that far too many people believe that they are special. It is this belief that leads them to then believe that they should therefore be afforded special treatment regardless of the quality ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a popular axiom that states, ‘A fool and his money shall soon part.’ There is quite possibly no more succinct means of describing the current economic state of Black America. Put simply, we have been foolish, if not completely reckless in regards to our collective economic dealings. Things ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Trump predictably wasted no time in crowing that he was the reason for the big plunge in the black jobless rate. It was part his trademark ego, and part a chance to score political points by digging at the Democrats talking. He bellowed his stock campaign spiel, “what do blacks ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (Excerpts from the book titled, “The Fix This Time” @ amazon.com/dp/B00MI3PD2M). As a life long Democrat, you hate to see your party going down the wrong path. In borrowing a passage from the Holy Bible which is over 2,000 years old; Democrats need to come back to their “first love.” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Few fathers in America have become as well known as LaVar Ball. The founder of the Big Baller Brand is known for making sports news headlines for numerous reasons involving bold proclamations about himself, his talented basketball sons, or his company. He has been the center of a media whirlwind ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I’d rather have a smart enemy than a stupid ally.” Proverb By now, almost everyone knows Oprah Winfrey received the 2018, Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement. Her acceptance speech was inspiring. It was one of those moments where the right person was on the right stage ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African American men have arguably been through the roughest time of any gender, race or ethnic group. From slavery to racism to bitter African American women to police brutality to the slanted and biased judicial court system, brothers we have been through it all. Yet we still endured, many of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A frequent point I have made in past columns has been about the educational travesty happening on many college campuses. Some people have labeled my observations and concerns as trivial, unimportant and cherry-picking. While the spring semester awaits us, let’s ask ourselves whether we’d like to see repeats of last ...