(ThyBlackMan.com) We talk a lot about criminal justice and crime in the streets, especially among Black people. Mass incarceration of Black men, disparate sentencing, private prisons, legal slavery inside prisons based on the 13th Amendment, and all the other plagues that beset us vis-à-vis our criminal justice system and prison ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Thank you Satchel, for your comments. It is through understanding that we find wisdom. As the Good Book states, “Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” My original question to Satchel in the comments section of the piece titled, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sometimes the replies to inquires or questions we ask are profoundly simple. This would be the case concerning my asking a question of Satchel who frequents this site, and regularly makes comments (https://thyblackman.com/2013/09/13/black-unemployment-up-again-at-13/ ). Here is what I said and ask him, “Satchel, I have put before our readers ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “The economic distress of America’s inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and jobs in disadvantaged urban areas fuels not only a crushing cycle of poverty but also crippling social problems such as drug abuse and crime… A sustainable economic base ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the truisms I have come to respect is this one: “You cannot effect change without putting some skin in the game.” Blacks are hurting as a race of people. There are the one per cent like, Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce, Jay Z, President Obama, Al Sharpton and others ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Some astute person once stated, “Politics is the art of turning public money into private money.” Unless you have been hangin’ out on Mars, you certainly know that to be true. Named by some as the “Wealthiest Area in the Nation,” Washington, D.C., called Chocolate City by Parliament Funkedelic, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Brother, sister, can we talk?! Here in the United States, we have an oppressive justice system, as confirmed by the United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, who is seeking to ameliorate the incarceration rate of blacks by taking actions concerning non-violent drug crimes that require mandatory sentencing. He is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I write this from a very personal point of view. Marcus Book Store, the oldest Black bookstore in the country, is on the verge of being evicted from their home and business location in San Francisco. Why? Because some people involved made some bad choices, and because we as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the past few weeks, the D.C. City Council has been in the news quite a bit, though but for all the wrong reasons. They recently passed a law that would prevent thousands, yes you heard me right, thousands of jobs from being created within their city. Now mind ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are genuine and sincere men and women of integrity who believe Mr. Obama’s policies have not been affected in lifting blacks out of their dismal economic condition brought on by the 2008 downturn. The facts are on the side of critics in that blacks have not fared well ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Overruling myself, I am now doing what I said I would not; I am writing a column in which I mention two items: Skittles and Iced Tea. I cringed every time I heard those words during the pursuit of justice for Trayvon Martin and his family, and throughout the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As we draw nearer to one of the most relevant events in history, an event that has been revered and immortalized by the iconic phrase, “I have a dream!” hundreds of thousands of people are preparing to relive the famous March on Washington. August 28, 1963 was the day ...