(ThyBlackMan.com) The year 2023 is gone and with it We witness no prosperity, no reparations, no policies, no laws, no jobs etc.. created for the benefit, protection and empowerment of our African American communities; Instead, we notice how other ethnic groups in America, other countries, other religious groups received everything ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In this month of invited meditation, making resolutions and deep reflection about ourselves and the state of things in the world, I turn to the teachings of our honored ancestors, founded especially in our sacred texts, the Husia and the Odu Ifa. And I always find in them a rich, ever-ready and invaluable ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) James Hiatt lives in an area along the Mississippi River in Louisiana that has been dubbed “Cancer Alley.” Teeming with chemical plants and oil and gas refineries, the air the residents of this area breathe contains more carcinogens than anywhere else in the country. One of those oil and gas ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2008, I was standing with a few others behind a Cadillac hearse on the usually noisy tarmac at March Air Reserve Base in California’s Riverside County. Except for the flap of the American flag above the hearse’s headlight, a solemn silence cocooned the airfield as we waited for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In his autobiography, the legendary Groucho Marx wrote about an incident in which he resigned from a prestigious social club: “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” I note Marx’s quip as I consider the myriad attacks on Ivy League schools ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  It didn’t take long for Pope Francis to get under Donald Trump’s skin. During his flight back to Rome after a visit to Mexico, the pope said during an interview: “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not bridges, is not Christian.” Trump, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was born and raised in Georgia. I attended the University of Tennessee — the Volunteers — and now reside in Texas, where I finished my military career. I can tell you that there is a ruggedness in the Lone Star State that can be traced back to names ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) For years, the Left has been determined to undermine the integrity of the Supreme Court and attack justices committed to upholding the Constitution. Recall the court packing efforts by Democrats only a few years ago. We should have known then that left-wing efforts to exert political control over the ...