(ThyBlackMan.com) Today, no matter what you drive, where you live, what credentials you hold -you can be a victim of police brutality at the hands of a police officer who should never have been allowed to carry a gun. You may think it could not happen to you, but when ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I want you to take a little trip with me. Let’s go to a parallel universe together. Everything there is as it is here with three exceptions: What if all white Americans here and now are black Americans there and then – and vice versa? What if everyone in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I was growing up, to even think college was not in the cards was an awful thought for most of us, a thought that would make our parents want to have our heads examined. A college education opened the door to career opportunities and allowed our people to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There will never be another BLACK S-A-E…. I wish there had been one less. My former fraternity broke my heart today. A video was posted allegedly showing members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity’s Oklahoma Kappa chapter chanting a disturbing song evoking images of deep hatred and cruelty that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Ever since President Bill Clinton apologized for the Tuskegee syphilis “experiment” in 1997, we have heard calls for apologies from the government and individuals for a myriad of transgressions against Black people. I came to the conclusion a long time ago that apologies are highly overrated and mean very ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Just as the commemoration of Bloody Sunday in Alabama gets underway, yet another young unarmed African-American male (Tony Robinson, 19) is gunned down in Madison, Wisconsin by a police officer and we are left to wonder how much has really changed? Have we come a long ways simply because ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A few days ago, I felt moved to post this on Facebook: “You know truth when you see it. Your spirit knows. Stop doubting and over analyzing. Trust your instincts.” It is a simple truth, but one we often need to be reminded of.  If you’ve ever second guessed ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) People have ranted and raved about the brilliant and inspirational speech given by President Barack Obama in Selma.   I applaud the president’s willingness to speak, and we know that such speeches can serve to inspire those who care about the future of this country. However, it is also important ...