(ThyBlackMan.com) While in an airport restaurant during the 2020 presidential campaign, I met a chaplain who serves in the military. “I did not vote for (former President Donald) Trump in 2016,” he told me, “But I intend to do so this time.” When Trump first ran, the chaplain said, he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Foremost, I write what I think not what I feel. I am cool either way – one can like it or not. As things stand, I have either come to accept or realize that a large collective of folk tends to conflate education with intelligence. This has become more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is clear that America is not what it used to be, from the proud and hard-working individuals and families from decades ago, to our momentous institutions and global leadership, there has been a rapid decline in those things that made America America, and Americans Americans. It is not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Because soccer, as it is known in the United States, but fútbol nearly everywhere else on the globe, is the world’s most popular sport, teenagers signing contracts to play the sport professionally get some headlines. In 2021, 15-year-old, Olivia Moultrie, was granted a preliminary injunction by a judge that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions…He will find his own “proper place” and will stay in it…You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Basing our economy on an uncomprehensive unemployment rate and undercounting our Job rates hiding layoffs “makes no Economic Sense,” as we face our third Economic Downturn in 15 years. President Joe Biden’s economic policies are handing American workers, including Black Americans, who are traditional supporters of Biden, and Democrats little ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many are rejoicing that Republicans finally got around to electing a speaker, thus breaking the logjam that began when Trump acolyte Matt Goetz (R-FL) introduced legislation to eliminate Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). In selecting Louisiana’s Mike Johnson, Republicans chose a self-avowed “evangelical Southern Christian” (read racist segregationist) who is anti-choice, anti-gay ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ronald Reagan when he was an actor at the end of the General Electric Theater television series which he hosted would say democracy may not be the best form of government but all the others are worst. Apparently, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had expressed a similar point of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Each year during the month of October, the National Faith and Blue Weekend is held in communities throughout the nation. The purpose of this community engagement initiative is to use local faith-based organizations as a means to develop relationships between police department officials, residents, businesses and community groups. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It can be a distressing and emotional experience to witness someone you care about being detained by the police. Whether it’s a friend, family member, or a stranger, it’s natural to want to help in any way you can. However, it’s essential to know the appropriate steps to take ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Radiation oncology is a pivotal branch of medical science that zeroes in on treating various forms of cancer using high-energy radiation. As new technologies emerge and research progresses, treatment methods transform. For health professionals dedicated to this field, remaining informed is imperative. It’s about delivering care that’s both state-of-the-art ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For years, historians have wondered what would have happened had Sen. Robert F. Kennedy not been assassinated. Kennedy, at the time of his death, was able to forge an unlikely political alliance between working-class whites and Blacks. As historian Jeff Shesol wrote, “RFK recognized—and shared, by the time of ...