(ThyBlackMan.com) Most young people today have studied the stories of the great civil rights struggle in this country and the heroic acts of many from all walks of life that eventually brought about change in America. While older generations may recall segregation or the disturbing days of water hoses and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For two fateful days at the end of April and the first day of May 1992, I ducked around police cordons, and barricades, cringed in fear at the cackle of police gunfire. I choked, and gagged on and was blinded by the thick, acrid smoke that at times blotted ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) recently watched a video forwarded to me by political analyst Yvette Carnell. The video featured an image of a very defiant Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In his speech, Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed that it was time “to get our check,” and that our federal government (where we’ve given taxes, labor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Not all hotels can offer plush bathrobes, superb security, and immaculate cleanliness. The reality is that even five-star hotels have been found to harbor plenty of hidden mildew and germs. However, there are ways to make your home away from home not only more pleasant, but healthier and safer ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The toothpaste aisle always seems to have something new in it, but toothpaste that only clean your teeth are SO old news. “Companies are trying to cash in on the buzz about how good oral hygiene can help you fend off a host of health problems, including heart disease,” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the Bible we are admonished by the apostle Paul to pray for all men, especially those in positions of authority. As a fundamentalist Christian; one who beliefs that the Bible is a divinely inspired book of principles, ideologies and truths by which we should conduct our lives; and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 333 BC, after defeating two Persian armies, Alexander inherited Egypt. Wasting little time, he marched up the Nile at the head of his warriors, as his warships floated alongside. Note how a contemporary European writer describes the scene. “There can scarcely be a European today not furnished with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) From a Wall Street Journal piece on the passing of Mike Wallace, “Wallace didn’t just interview people. He interrogated them. He cross-examined them. Sometimes he eviscerated them. His weapons were many: thorough research, a cocked eyebrow, a skeptical “Come on” and a question so direct sometimes it took your ...