(ThyBlackMan.com) Although clearly the Million Man March was the central event on October 16, 1995, it is important that we remember and always pay rightful homage to its parallel support project, the Day of Absence. Indeed, the Mission Statement is titled The Million Man March/Day of Absence Mission Statement. Moving to foreground the challenges ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a bombshell turn of events, Chicago rapper Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, found himself behind bars on October 24, facing serious charges. The hip-hop artist who often branded himself as the “Voice of the Streets” and seemed to be turning over a new leaf has now been accused ...
(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) This is the first of a two-part series based on Hutchinson’s latest work, American Presidents-Men Only Need Apply (Middle Passage Press) Before the 2020 presidential election only three women had ever tossed their hat into the presidential ring. That changed in 2020. Six women at various points in the campaign declared ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans would add enormous amounts to the national debt, with some estimates as high as $15 trillion over a decade. But some of his tax cuts stand apart in threatening one of America’s most revered programs, Social Security. They would essentially bankrupt it by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As much as Vice-President Kamala Harris has shown us who she is in her lifetime through her work, some people are still saying, “I don’t know anything about her.” Well, many of you know me! I have always been honest with you—even when I knew there were certain people out ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Barbara Clark is the perfect example of a voter, whether Black, white, Hispanic or from any other ethnic group, who defies stereotypes. This defiance often leads to voters such as her being overlooked as people who could change not just the presidential election but also the majority in the ...
(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) So, former President Barack Obama tells “the brothers” to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris because she’s a black woman — and women have “been getting our backs this entire time.” Obama said: “My understanding, based on reports I’m getting from campaigns and communities, is that we have not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the election upon us, many voters are focused on Donald Trump‘s unravelling mental state and his radical plans to kill off the democracy. But there should be space to recall his scams victimizing ordinary people and his joy in pulling them off. That speaks to character. Trump’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Chinese have a saying, “May you live in interesting times.” Well, we’re certainly living in interesting times to say the least. We are living in an Orwellian scenario where the world is upside down, language has been weaponized in an effort to maintain and reinforce the Bizzaro World ...
(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 ...