(ThyBlackMan.com) In 333 BC, after defeating two Persian armies, Alexander inherited Egypt. Wasting little time, he marched up the Nile at the head of his warriors, as his warships floated alongside. Note how a contemporary European writer describes the scene. “There can scarcely be a European today not furnished with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) From a Wall Street Journal piece on the passing of Mike Wallace, “Wallace didn’t just interview people. He interrogated them. He cross-examined them. Sometimes he eviscerated them. His weapons were many: thorough research, a cocked eyebrow, a skeptical “Come on” and a question so direct sometimes it took your ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A former professional wrestler who went by the name “Gangsta of Love” and “Sweet Sexy Sensation” has been sentenced to 32 – years in prison for having sex with women without telling them that he’d tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS. Andre Davis, a 29-year old man, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, David and Saul, Achilles and Agamemnon. What do these three pairs of leaders all have in common? An important lesson for the future that we can all learn by looking at the past. Will we heed the message and understand? The ancient Greeks were ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As we celebrate the resurrection of Christ this spring, it seems like an appropriate time to reflect on the power of new beginnings. Whether in your relationships, work, finances, health, or spiritual life, consider the ways in which God may be calling you to move into a new season. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Perhaps there is much in the Bible open to debate, but one thing seems sure. There was an Eve, and the Garden was Africa . Science is agreed that all humanity is descended from one woman who lived in Africa about 200,000 years ago. Science also informs us that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A CNN study has found that Black children develop a bias against White children at a very early age. The study argues that by the age of 13, Black children have opinions on race relations that are negative toward Whites. Most 6-year-olds, according to the study, had an optimistic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Long gone are the days when your hard work was rewarded with continued employment. Today, most Americans understand they are one decision from being unemployed, whether it is due to restructuring, management changes or cutbacks. In this new economy, there is no such thing as “permanent employment.” The destabilization ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black twenty-year-old male Danielle Simpson with two black associates were interrupted by 84 year old Geraldine Davidson while in the process of burglarizing her home. They duct taped her mouth, bound her hands and legs and threw the white former school teacher and church organist into the trunk of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I must admit, I am disappointed, afraid and frankly appalled at the extent to which sciolism is displayed in America, especially among folks that look like me. It seems that we parade our ignorance and lack of respect and appreciation for presenting ourselves in the best fashion, as if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In order to see the future, we must first look back to see the past. During the days of bondage there was something called the Slave Patrols. “Patterrollers” (patrollers) were white men who served on local patrols organized throughout the South to control the movement of slaves outside their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The other day, a non-black person asked me what I thought about the state of black leadership in America. He then mentioned that he is confused about exactly who speaks for black people, since he sees a new black face on TV every other week. I think he wanted me ...