(ThyBlackMan.com) If you want to change the world, you change the world of a child. — Rep. Patricia Schroeder When former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder passed away on March 13, many people were quick to remember the Harvard-educated lawyer who became the first woman member of Congress from Colorado as a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me. Then the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and have put sinful stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The truth is always revealed despite the lies and misinformation sometimes communicated by those in and running for office. Ignorance represents a lack of knowledge or information; therefore, ignorance is the opposite of knowledge. It is surprising how much the ignorance of voters will play a role when it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This year, Hulu streaming service celebrates its 15th year anniversary. One of its most successful TV series has been the Handmaid’s Tales—created by Bruce Miller. The TV series is based on the book, Handmaid’s Tale, written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in 1985. Handmaid’s Tales is set in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know that I am entering a space that few men have gone before, but I’m going to do it anyway: I will opine on the nature of women’s fashion (or lack thereof). It is Women’s History Month, which is a time for all of us, particularly Black men, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ever wonder what’s at the heart of the differences between older generations and their current offspring? I do, a lot. Sometimes I am amazed that teenaged boys and girls can sit at the same table texting an entire conversation and never speaking a word to each other. The absence ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Several years ago, citizens of the world’s only superpower became increasingly concerned about a religion that was spreading like a virus. Most people – including politicians – were adherents of the much older, dominant religion. (The notion of “separation of church and state” was laughable.) They looked down on those ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Yes I am going to tell you how to fix the “black” community. It is not hard but too many of our people are simply unwilling to put forth the effort. This is largely because of two things – (1) slave programming and (2) ambivalence. Let’s talk about slave ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I started not to write this article and actually I did not want to. But what I am about to say needs to be said, and if I keep quiet, I become a complicit part of the problem instead of part of the solution. Therefore, as the truth wells ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear? And do you not remember?” Mark 8:18 HCSB There is a distinct contrast between God’s faithfulness and man’s forgetfulness. I believe it’s easy for us to be forgetful because we don’t have the benefit ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The United States has just witnessed the second largest bank collapse in its history. The victim this time was none other than the Silicon Valley Bank, which saw approximately $42 billion drained from its coffers in a matter of one mere day in a massive bank run. This shocking ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every seven minutes. That’s how often we lose someone to a fatal opioid overdose. Opioids killed over 80,000 Americans in 2021 alone, and the nationwide trend shows Black communities are suffering more from the opioid addiction crisis than any other racial group. Unfortunately, a new pain treatment policy that would protect more Americans ...