(ThyBlackMan.com) We should never take for granted the power of a person’s spoken words. At times, they may appear idle and harmless, but those words’ subtle and indirect messages can ultimately prove deadly. A clever person, when they speak, understands the hearts and minds of his listeners. A clever and insensitive ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (**) Sometimes there’s too many cooks in the kitchen. Sometimes there are too many storylines in a movie. Same difference. Thirteen-year-old Kat Elliot (Lyric Ross, TV’s This is Us) lost her parents (Gabrielle Dennis, Gary Gatewood) in a tragic car accident when she was eight. She still blames herself for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My pastor and I often discuss local and national politics. This article takes that conversation to the next level. Thanks Pastor Mark: you truly are a throwback to the scripture (Proverbs 27:17) Iron sharpens iron! When we think about it politically, several questions pop up in our minds, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) God is the God of our supply and we should worship only Him. When we turn to Isaiah 6:1, the Word of God says, “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m going to get right to the point and dispense with the formalities. Toxic people are dead weight in your life. They are like energy vampires who drink, drain and cypher the positive blood from your veins and the positive energy from your heart and mind. You feel tired, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Who else is tired of their social media feeds being flooded with viral videos of Black people being harassed and/or questioned by overly concerned white people? I’m not saying we shouldn’t watch and share these videos. Ignoring this issue won’t make it go away. These videos serve a purpose, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Because of the recent midterm elections, the word “fraud” is sometimes utilized in terms of voting and the legitimacy of votes of a certain candidate or voting area. “Voter fraud” has been uttered in the lexicon in recent years, even if it is rare, but big-time “fraud” encompasses much ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lies on the lips of a priest Thanksgiving disguised as feat – Jay-Z, “No Church in the Wild” The preacher want me buried why? Cause I know he a liar Have you ever seen a crackhead, that’s eternal fire – Tupac, “Blasphemy” Is there any doubt that today the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Several months ago, a fierce debate erupted in the black community after Oscar nominee Will Smith slapped Oscar host Chris Rock live on stage and in front of a viewing audience of millions. As I write this article, the current Black incarceration rate in America sits at 1,096 per ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In no area have there been more misunderstanding than the search for the truth by black people of the suppression of black history. Whenever anybody embarks on such a search there seems to be great controversy, great misunderstandings. More than half a century of responsible research by reputable historians outside ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A day rarely passes that someone struggling the often contradictory rules of Race does not ask the following question. Many people dance around it, however, it does not matter if the approach is indirect or brutally inquisitive with little concern of offending those that they are seeking information from, it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are as many definitions as there are attitudes about prayer and what it means for the modern-day believer. In its most simplistic form, prayer is talking to God. Expanded, prayer is sharing our thoughts, desires and needs with a divine power. As Christians, we believe that “power” to ...