(ThyBlackMan.com) Crucifixion was not the only way in which one was put to death during Jesus’ day. In fact, crucifixion was probably the least likely method a person was put to death in Jesus’ day. The Romans reserved this punishment only for slaves or for freemen who had committed the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The icy waters of the Potomac River claimed the lives of 67 people who died after an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter just a few yards from Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29. Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Fire Chief John Donnelly mobilized search and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On January 29th, President Trump signed an executive order that could spark a sea change in American education. Hopefully, this is an early sign of our culture moving past the progressive onslaught in K-12 education of the past four years and returning to the classical features of the liberal arts ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted. Freedom and justice must be struggled for by the oppressed of all lands and races, and the struggle must be continuous, for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I can’t remember when I met Dr. Olivia Hooker, a Tulsa Massacre survivor, the first African American woman to serve in the Coast Guard (she wanted to serve as a Navy WAVE – or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services – but they weren’t accepting African Americans). I remember aspects ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For millions of people, the Super Bowl is the most highly anticipated event of the year — in sports or otherwise. With all due respect to baseball fans, it is the culmination of America’s actual favorite pastime. (The numbers don’t lie.) For other people, the “big game” is simply ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The NFL has yet again decided to desecrate the sacred American sport of football, a sport that has united Americans for decades, by playing the divisive Black national anthem before the Super Bowl. The idea of their being a Black national anthem shouldn’t rub anyone the wrong way. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) America’s debt crisis is no longer a distant concern; it’s an immediate threat with immediate consequences. Some politicians — perhaps realizing that it’s become more difficult to ignore the problem and avoid repercussions — are turning to executive action. This includes the Trump administration’s embrace of Elon Musk’s increasingly ...