(ThyBlackMan.com) On June 19, 1865, the last of the enslaved people of African descent got the word that President Lincoln had freed the slaves and the Civil War had ended. On this day in 1865, Union General Gordon Granger rode intoGalveston,Tex., and informed the local population that the Civil War ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s June 19th. Or Juneteenth. The day celebrated as the official end to slavery in the African American community. But more than 150 years after the Civil War and the end of slavery the antebellum mentality persists. We are not slaves but what made us subjects still exists. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss in people over age 40 and is the principal cause of blindness in the world. In fact, there are more signs of cataracts worldwide than there are of glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy combined. If you have cataracts, you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The interwebs were abuzz Monday after the sensitive few caught sight of these shackle adorned sneakers. On first thought I felt some kind of way. Not necessarily a “that’s racist” kind of way, but just some kind of way. But then my “let’s not overreact” self said “Self, what’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last Week President Obama and Mitt Romney delivered dueling speeches from New Hampshire. Each man took shots at the other. The theme from both being the other is “out of touch.” This week they are prepared to do it again. GOP Mitt Romney continues his “Every Town Counts” tour ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know I am always posting a picture on facebook that sparks interesting dialog. Well last week was no different. I posted a picture of a young man, who looked to be no more than five years old, and he had on a t-shirt of who I presume to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everyone wants to save time and energy in the kitchen. It’s particularly important when aching joints from arthritis turn preparing a meal into a monumental task. Here are some ideas for easy meals that take the strain off your hands and body and don’t wear you out. At the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) s you’ve probably heard, since the story has been everywhere from gossip blogs to major news outlets, R&B bad boy Chris Brown and rapper Drake got into a bottle-hurling brawl last Wednesday at a New York nightclub. There are seemingly hundreds of conflicting reports and wholesale exaggerations online describing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Did you know children whose fathers aren’t involved in their lives are nine times more likely to not graduate from high school, ten times more likely to use illegal drugs and 20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders. These statistics can be disheartening. However, there is a group ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama’s economic advisors are setting him for an October disaster in the vein of the Bush collapse of 2008. It is bewildering, but not surprising that certain basis steps were not taken to correct the US economy’s inevitable 2012 early Fall collapse which will dwarf the September 2008 collapse ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While David Stern was being massaged by Michael Wilbon at halftime of game three of the NBA Finals on Sunday night I switched channels to watch the Cubs host the Boston Red Sox. Wrigley Field was packed as usual and despite both teams being under .500 and the game ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Friday evening in Baltimore, my 84 year old dad was honored at The African-American Fire Fighters Historical Society 3rd Annual Salute Dinner. The event observed the June, 1953 desegregation decision of the Baltimore City Board of Fire Commissioners. This year the society saluted the first African Americans promoted in ...