(ThyBlackMan.com) Time exists independently of humanity and is neither influenced by nor dependent on us. Instead, we realize through experience that we are subject to and reliant on time. Ultimately, we learn that time is a major force behind change. Everyone on life’s journey has probably learned or is still ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As we approach the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, a thought pops into my mind today about having something to be thankful for and also about having something to offer. You see many of us at this time of year get into this mindset and begin really taking stock ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In thinking about how I wanted to approach this column, on this subject, I am reminded of what one of my good friends recently told me over dinner. King Solomon told me in Proverbs 14:12: “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have stood at too many gravesides this year. Every one of them hands me the same lesson, and every time I act surprised to get it. We put things off. The tough talk waits. A kind word stays stuck in the throat. The pictures sit in a drawer, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Chancellor of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII. He engineered the convictions and executions of many whom Henry wanted out of the way, including his two predecessors in office — one of whom was St. Thomas More — and even ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is the federal government’s history of enormous deficits proof that it can keep up the borrowing? Some people think so, and legislators sure act that way. Federal debt held by the public now equals the size of the annual economy — and is growing. Yet investors continue buying Treasury ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The baptism of the Holy Spirit, (Holy Ghost if you wish for it means the same thing), is a doctrine clearly taught in Scripture but it is understood differently by different church denominations. There are some who take this doctrine and make it look as if they are the only ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The White House was built in part by enslaved Black people. They quarried stone, hauled materials and did skilled work. The wages recorded for their labor went to their enslavers. That history ought to haunt every occupant of the building. It also ought to sharpen our attention to families ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Standing up to a bully requires more than slogans, press releases or carefully staged outrage. It requires looking power in the face, refusing intimidation and saying, plainly, no. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty has that courage. The Ohio Democrat and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus is standing virtually alone ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Perhaps, the greatest success the right-wing movement in recent years in the US, of which MAGA is a vital component, although not necessarily a dominant component, was its ability to: 1) eliminate affirmative action programs; 2) dismantle corporate set-aside programs for Blacks and other minorities; 3) defeat reforms aimed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All my radical liberal Democrat friends are acting all giddy about their prospects for victory in the upcoming Congressional elections. They have reason to be excited about their prospects. Let me state for the record that we Republicans do not deserve to be reelected to the majority in Congress in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Our words matter. The Bible teaches that words carry the deep power to heal, hurt, build up, or destroy. On one side, careless speech can be damaging and destructive. On the other side, words can bring calmness in the midst of chaos. Our words matter, whether we use them ...