(ThyBlackMan.com) As a kid, in between cartoons on Saturday, there was this thing called Schoolhouse Rock. One Schoolhouse Rock episode was about The Preamble. It was part of their “America Rock” series, which educates children about the Constitution and other aspects of U.S. history through catchy songs and animations. The Preamble sets the stage for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) My fault, I lied, it is Sunday not Tuesday. “Shook Ones” is an extraordinary track by the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, consisting of Havoc and Prodigy. Part II is a classic track from their 1995 album The Infamous, it is widely considered one of the greatest hip-hop songs ever. Known for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A lot of cats say they are doing the work of God, or that they speak on behalf of the people. Not me mane, I only claim to represent a single voice – mine, and if I speak for any collective, it is the collective of common sense. But ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Four years ago I ran for mayor of my city. A  little city with a population of 1500 when I moved here in 1998 to a present-day population of almost 4000. I knocked on every door in town. The night of the election, after the votes were counted, I had ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) No jokes today because the cavalcade of folk running scared saying Trump will weaponize the DOJ and target his political enemies is full of shit. I can say this objectively without fear of retribution outside of words being hurled my way (sticks and stones) because it is true. Regular ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Comedy is a form of entertainment or storytelling designed to make people laugh and feel amused. It often uses humor, exaggeration, satire, or irony to bring out funny situations or highlight the absurd aspects of human behavior, society, or everyday life. Comedy can be lighthearted and purely entertaining, but ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Let the record show that having personal agency and stating one’s beliefs is a sign of strength. However, there exists a coterie of folk, black folk who instead of confronting me with a valid argument for reasons that I should not vote for Trump, only hurl insults, attempt to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) After being home-schooled for most of my life, when I got to high school, some folk observed that I had skill sets that the average high-schooler did not have. So I was recruited to be into a lot of clubs and organizations. One of them was the debate club ...