(ThyBlackMan.com) Former President Donald Trump’s statement that the attack on Israel by Iran “would not have happened if we were in office,” has drawn derision, including from his former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Bolton called the remark “delusional,” saying that Trump “has no idea what to do in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Black community as a whole can never afford to lose empathy for one another. One of the core challenges in maintaining social justice is communicating the need for empathy. It is most critical to be willing to put yourself in another person’s shoes to understand their feelings, plight, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I spent the majority of my childhood living a stone’s throw from 34th and Emerson. For the uninitiated, that area is one of the myriad Indianapolis enclaves that are usually referred to, without malice aforethought, as “the inner city”. The area is sometimes referred to, somewhat more benignly, as “the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Greetings, everyone, and unhappy Tax Day; today is the day we send our hard-earned dollars to a federal government that cannot balance its checkbook. We are constantly berated about paying a fair share and incessantly pummeled with rhetoric about government investments, truly an oxymoronic reference—emphasis on moron. Now, I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have been informed by others, that as a man possessing some intellect, at all cost, I must maintain an aspect of decency and respect. I agree, but only when I am respected and respect is deserved: there is only one Jesus Christ and that is not me. However, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former President Donald Trump announced recently that he supported the right of each state to determine their laws per the abortion issue in accordance with the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs decision. Roe v. Wade, a federal rule for decades, guaranteeing the constitutional right for an abortion, was overturned rendering ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “That’s what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you’ve got. I’ve told you many times, ‘Can’t do is like Don’t Care.’ Neither of them have a home.” Maya Angelou Most people will tell you modern branding involves authentic representation: Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is long past time that we had an honest and open conversation as a loyal political opposition about the intentions of the Democrat party, which is dominated by an ideology that is antithetical to our Constitutional Republic. Once upon a time, to offer such a thing would be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Growing up as a kid in St. Louis, I remember watching the old Frankenstein movies. Of course, the movie was in black and white and was watched on a TV with rabbit ears. You millennials need to google that. Frankenstein was a horror movie and was very frightening. It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The chanting or mantra of “Black Lives Matter,” was born out of the tragic death of Trayvon Martin at the hands of George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. Indeed, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation web site states this, “#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black American voters, and indeed the majority of all voters in this nation have done their duty when it comes to voting Democrats into office, and for this deed, they should be enjoying a reward, because President Biden gave his word to us, “I have your back.” Instead, we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every young person needs to heed the words of the late great John Lewis. “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America.” Lewis made this statement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 1, 2020, while commemorating the tragic events of Bloody Sunday. ...