(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no movie critic. However, “Selma” is one of the best motion pictures I’ve seen in a long time. Have you seen it? If so, you know what I’m talking about. If not, why not? “Selma” is that rarest of films: brutally ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve taught thousands of students on five college campuses over the last 21 years. I’ve seen the very best, and the very worst. Some of my students have gone on to earn millions on Wall Street, and some of them are dead. College can produce more outcomes than one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tuesday, January 6th marked the first day of the 114th United States Congress. By all accounts, it was a comedy of errors. An occasion which offered the Republican Party a new beginning in a new year to demonstrate a new sense of urgency towards addressing America’s simmering issues turned ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “You can make your mouth say anything, but your actions reveal your true intentions.” James Davis The premise on which this economy expanded in the last seven years is based on a United States Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) program called Quantitative Easing (QE). The central bank financed the debt of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The other day, I ran into an older adult woman who used to work at my old elementary school. She quickly came up to me and said “Wow, I expected you to be gone by now!”. I later realized that what this lady meant by “gone” was that she ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is Barack Obama, the nation’s first African American president, trying to kill Historically Black Colleges and Universities? If he’s not, he’s going to have a difficult time convincing HBCU presidents, trustees and alumni. Surprisingly, Obama has become their worst nightmare. Neither Obama, the First Lady, the Secretary of Education ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! A suggestion for these days of special attention to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Whoever loves money never has enough.” Ecclesiastes 5:10 I would offer that verse from the wisest man in history to our National NAACP President and Board. They sent me at least five letters in December asking for money to help meet a $100,000 goal. Are they that strapped for ...