(ThyBlackMan.com) Sometimes we get so accustomed to appreciating the goodness of people that we overlook their shortcomings. Many of us worked so hard and donated more than we could afford to support the campaign of VP Kamala Harris. We were so appreciative of President Joseph Biden when he dropped out ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rita Dove is one of the most celebrated poets of our time. As the youngest person to serve as Poet Laureate of the United States and the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Dove’s work traverses boundaries of time, history, and human experience. Her poetry ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Part 2. It is important to note that the legacy and lessons we speak of here are not only for us and the world, but also for the Haitian people themselves. Indeed, there is always a need for us to remember as well as reflect in our going forward, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (****) “They shot my son in front of me. I lifted his head and his blood poured on me.” The people of Masafer Yatta are brave in the face of genocide. Their beautiful mountainous region, home of 20 ancient Palestinian villages on the West Bank, is being encroached upon. Homes and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Right Rev. Mariann Budde is a woman of power. Budde is the first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, a position she’s held since 2011. As bishop, she oversees 86 churches across Washington, D.C., and Maryland, with 38,000 members. She is a bold woman who knows ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Toi Derricotte’s poetry illuminates the depths of identity, resilience, and human experience with an unflinching honesty that captivates readers. Through her poignant exploration of race, family, trauma, and healing, Derricotte invites us into spaces of both personal and collective introspection. As a co-founder of Cave Canem—an organization that has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A little more than a year ago, I wrote about the MERIT Act, which was introduced by Sens. Todd Young of Indiana and Tim Kaine of Virginia. Democrat Kaine and Republican Young proposed MERIT, which stands for Merit-Based Educational Reforms Institutional Transparency. The proposed bill would curtail legacy admissions in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Several years I did a two-part series on eugenics explaining how the globalists want to limit human procreation through sterilization, selective breeding and new technologies such as gene splicing to create “better” human beings via “designer babies”. As we celebrate the ninety-sixth natal day of Martin Luther King Jr. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Are you hungry? I mean really hungry? Here in the US we may experience bouts of hunger but nothing that makes us cry – physically cry – out because of hunger pangs. Overall, I believe that we in the US have access to enough to eat, although I believe, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The genre of science fiction has long been a space to dream beyond the limitations of our current world, imagining futures unbound by the confines of race, gender, and inequality. Historically, the contributions of Black writers to science fiction have often been overlooked, despite their groundbreaking work in reimagining ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Part 1. In celebrating this the 221st anniversary of the world transformative liberation struggle and Revolution of the Haitian People, we understandably and unavoidably focus on and think about Haiti’s ongoing struggle, not only for liberation, but also their continuing efforts for life itself in the midst of the radical ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Parents can play a major role in the future careers of their children. It is important for parents to understand the talents and skills of their children and cultivate them so that they can have the confidence and experience to pursue careers in areas that their children feel most ...