(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever been transfixed? That’s not a trick question. The answer, by the way, is yes. At some point in your life, you’ve either seen something so beautiful – or heard something so wonderful – that you were literally moved to tears. I’m curious: when was the last ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If I may quote Monty Python, “And now for something completely different.” Today’s op-ed offering from me will not be about American race relations, politics, gender equity, warfare, peace, education, or immigration reform – or the utter lack thereof. By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the festering sinkhole ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In Genesis chapter 18, Yehovah and two of His angels appeared to Abraham in the Plains of Mamre, in the year 2019 BC.  It was when Abraham was 99 years old, and one year before his son Isaac was born.  Upon departing, Yehovah told Abraham that He was going ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s not, and never should have been, an either or proposition to say black lives matter or police matters matter. The slaying of a police officer must and should be denounced with the same vigor, passion and outrage as the unwarranted slaying of an unarmed African-American. The sad thing ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) How we treat each other is based on how we see each other. How we allow other races or ethnic groups to treat us is also based on how we see each other. But on an even more important note, our expectations of everyone else are based on how ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Who stole Vester Lee Flanagan II’s soul? Was it him? Or was it the society that he seemed utterly convinced was out to get him? Did he lose his soul while trying unsuccessfully to advance himself up the corporate ladder of journalism? Or did he simply sign it away ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I want my readers to fully understand why I criticize my party when it comes to their total lack of engagement with the Black community.  I have stated ad nauseam that Blacks are begging Republicans to give them a reason to vote for them; but so far the party ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s be clear:  The creation and development of black-owned businesses is the single most important issue in the African American community today.   Holding marches, voting for the right politician and sharing a lunch counter with white people isn’t going to give us true power in a capitalist society. ...