(ThyBlackMan.com) I had the best chat with an elder in my neighborhood while she was picking her vegetables from her garden. It was the cutest thing I had seen in a long time. She was gathering her greens, beans, peppers, and some squash. As she was working, she allowed me ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Rustin” is a Netflix biopic produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. Bayard Rustin, the underappreciated black 1960s civil rights activist, certainly deserves an ambitious film about his life. After all, the 1963 “March on Washington” that culminated with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Between 1941 and 1945 some six million Jews were systematically murdered across German-occupied Europe during World War II. As part of a state-sponsored genocide, two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population was executed. As a result, those of Jewish faith made it a point to never allow future generations to forget ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his twin sister Dr. Tiffany Crutcher saw history repeating itself. Terence, who had his hands up, needed help but instead received a bullet. It was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records—in relation to hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels. As an aside, I found the trial taking place almost a decade later interesting given Michael Cohen actually did time for his part ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Giving honor and respect to those that sow into our lives is very important. However, boundaries are also important. Having a grasp on one’s truth and reality is vital as it plays a role in how much control we give others over our life. This could also affect how ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last month, 2023 WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces made their visit to the White House, which is a tradition for champions of North American sports. Last year, Las Vegas defeated the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals to become back-to-back champs. During the visit, Joe Biden ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Cornel, What will your legacy be? How will your children and grandchildren view you? Like you, I am concerned about the murder of civilians in Palestine, Haiti, and Sudan. I’m also worried about the lives of civilians in our country. You’re polling at 4% in Michigan, and 3 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) At some point, every child, teenager, and young adult should have an awareness of the full story behind the Black Wall Street massacre that occurred in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The story of Greenwood is not only about racial resentment and violence; it is also a success ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1947, legendary baseball star and Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier, becoming the first Black athlete to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Before that, he and his fellow Black athletes were relegated to the Negro ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) From time immemorial there has been a terrific fight for the soul of humanity. It seems that God brought about the fight when he created the first human being, and gave him the power of choice, and some people have wondered about that. Why did God, some wondered, have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now that the former President and the candidate for future President has been convicted of thirty-four felonies, he joins 19 million other Americans who have such convictions. Those felons face major restrictions in employment, finance, and housing. For example, federal, state, and local government jobs often require a security ...