(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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In Memphis, my homeboys use a lot of words to describe folks. Two of these words are snake, and snaking. A snake is someone who will for no reason try and hurt you (Snake you). They are two-faced and will go behind your back to try to make themselves ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I can’t wait for this election to be over already. My great uncle used to say nothing in government happens by accident. It’s all been by design. He also would say our feathers are slowly being plucked until we can no longer fly. I took that he was using ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As a kid, I followed the news. I even used to think the word itself was an acronym for North, East, West, and South. My uncle was the Minister of Information for the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense Memphis Chapter. One of the many political issues they confronted head-on ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “The difference between the novice and the master is that the master has failed more times than the novice has tried.” – Ansatsu Kyoushitsu The above quote is taken from a Japanese science fiction comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui called Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu). The plot centers on a group of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dry rub ribs, Thin Lizzy, Lutheran Summer Camp, gathering pecans off of the ground, and Al Green are all part of the fond recollections of my past and during my childhood. This was a time of civility and respect for others without caveats. Boy, do I long for these ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I left Memphis early in the morning one August day with my parents for Morehouse College for my freshman year at age 17. It was after I had attended a party in East Memphis at a hotel. My friends and I partied one last time to “I’m Ready” by ...