(ThyBlackMan.com) To say the pandemic will have a lasting impact on the future of our nation’s economy is a major understatement. While the United States is finally “out of the full-blown explosive pandemic phase,” according to Anthony Fauci, the two years of suffering and hardship showed Americans and the rest ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Strange Fruit,” written by Abel Meeropol and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939, captures the sadness and sadistic nature of lynching in America. Its lyrics compose with horrifying imagery the following scene: “Southern trees bear a strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root. Black bodies ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The problem with our so-called “free market” is that it’s not free for you and me. It’s largely controlled by monopolies, which are free to inflate prices just because they can, without worrying that consumers will be able to flee to cheaper sellers. In turn, this market punch lets ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Can we have a real conversation about mental health — Black mental health? I will first state that I am not a mental health professional and rely on their expertise to support my personal and professional journeys. May is Mental Health Awareness month, a month that I wasn’t even ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In January I wrote a column talking about the feminization of the Black male by radical elite liberals. I often tell people that the most endangered species in the world is a heterosexual Black male. During a recent speech I discussed this issue and the audience thought I was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a ritual with me. On the 10th, 20th, 25th, and now the 30th anniversary of the L.A. riots, I visit several of the same burned-out empty lots in South L.A. I ask: “Why years after the riots these empty lots where thriving businesses once stood are still empty ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a new case related to school prayer. This story began in 2015 when high school football Coach Joe Kennedy got on his knee at midfield after a game and thanked God quietly. Some of the players voluntarily joined him in this huddle. Kennedy ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Millions of people across the United States indulge in watching true and fictional crime television. With networks like Oxygen True Crime and Discovery+, Americans can learn a great deal about crime and the justice system. Unfortunately, a lot of what is portrayed on these networks doesn’t tell the entire ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Football is the most popular sport on the beautiful continent of Africa. However, it is not the American version of football known for touchdowns and tackling but what is referred to as soccer in the U.S. The 2022 NFL Draft is one of the biggest showcases of football in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Among the most enduring cornerstones of America’s prosperity is the people’s right to free, uncensored speech. When our forefathers devised our Bill of Rights, they anticipated the chilling impact that outlawing speech would have on free and prosperous democracy. They saw the incarceration, execution, and torture of millions who ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Throughout my Christian life, the way God has communicated special truths to me is through my mind in the first thoughts of the day. On a recent morning, He led me to understand why He named His Son “Joshua,” which is the direct English translation of the Hebrew “Yeshua” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve never claimed to be a poetry aficionado, I’ve always preferred short stories and anthologies of stories. However, there’s something about poetry—and Black poetry in particular—that’s special. You have the obvious differences in that poetry is generally shorter but it can be as long or as short as the writer ...