(ThyBlackMan.com) I am unsure if it was the uninhibited euphoria flowing from the trailer announcing James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talkor the fact that I was sitting in a dark theater eagerly waiting for The Green Book that Kevin Hart’s new movie The Upside, a remake of the French ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Revolution of 1776 took place during the height of the Enlightenment, the era when Western Science was being formed. the leading European thinkers at the time, all mathematicians, saw themselves as the Enlightened Ones, illuminated by newly found knowledge. They saw the precision and “rationality” of Mathematics as the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s hard to launch an action hero franchise based on a comic book character when you can’t deliver dazzling special effects, innovative super powers, imaginative action scenes, uncanny makeup, vibrant costumes or a consistently affecting storyline. Those essential elements are missing in this feeble origin tale about a superhero who ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Over a year ago, my wife Mary and I moved from Florida to a tiny town in the hills of West Virginia to be closer to our ailing parents; population 500. There are five churches in town. I enjoyed the town’s patriotic July 4th parade and their faith-based Christmas parade. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Life is going to be full of its twists and turns, but it’s a rollercoaster that you’re just not going to be able to get off until the world wants you to. And we ride it out, dealing with all of those twists and turns like we’re meant to do, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Every day we are reminded that congressional Democrats are on a warpath to derail President Trump and his administration’s successful efforts to undo the regulatory state. One top Democrat who is helping to spearhead this charge is House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA). Tomorrow, her wrath against this Administration ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Faith Comes by Hearing (And Being Heard): A Message to Pastors: While the majority of men will not admit it, they will always desire being heard. They also long to be invited to a BBQ, taken out for a meal, or football party, or simply welcomed into the pastor’s confidence. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Madea’s loyal fans have two choices. They can say goodbye to their eccentric Aunty by attending her touring play or wish her adieu at a movie theater. Judging by what’s on screen in this anemic family comedy, the live performance is a better bet. It’s more thoughtful and a hell ...