(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no sensible argument that can be made to counter W.E.B. Du Bois’ statement that “the problem of the 20th Century will be the color line.” If any criticism can be hurled at this Duboisian prophecy it is that it ends too soon and should have been extended far ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Maybe now that the impeachment circus is behind us, we can start having a serious conversation about what’s truly at stake in the 2020 election. Granted, my perspective is biased because my daughter Meadow was murdered in the Parkland school shooting, but to me the most important issue is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is important to understand we can champion progression while protecting culture. There are places that are not cookie cutter. Cities are not the same, and we should be able to celebrate the difference as it has something to do with why we visit said places. It’s fair to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Years ago, famed comedian Dave Chapelle blessed the world with a skit titled “When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong.” Those who remember the skit will tell you that it was various scenarios where some people decided that they would no longer stand for some injustice and decided to intercede ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is difficult to argue against the fact that those among us who insist that they “do not see color” are balanced between being well-meaning and naïve. My familiarity with such types is best expressed by an unemotional reaction to their pleadings for me to join the ranks of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The impact of black women on the political front can’t be overlooked even if they are a demographic that is not well liked. Black women have distinguished themselves within the discussion of the black vote as a force to reckon with. They have been consistent in their voting direction ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace implied that Trump behaved vengeful by firing Col Vindman after his impeachment acquittal. Wallace’s guest, Republican advisor Karl Rove said Trump should be moving the country forward after his acquittal rather than passionately calling out the Democrats. I thought, “Are you guys ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Even Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget, has in it a projected individual (Consumer) tax cut costing $1.4 trillion. Yet, Dems, through presidential candidates, “lead messaging” ignore the need, for such a Tax Cut. However, any Republican Tax Cut to consumers will lightly go through a 3rd party, diluting any real ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The love between siblings is different than any other. They often can share stories of funny events or situations that happened when they were kids, fight about matters that might seem trival to others, or rely on each other even moreso than relying their parents. There are different types ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fantasy fiction has become a seriously preferred genre. The idea that we can get away in the book to places that don’t exist…but they exist. We are confronted with mystical characters that we fall in love with, or hate, but our relationship to them is based on what we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) History was made when… “Twenty and odd” Africans landed in Virginia in August of 1619; Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat in December of 1955; France awarded the Croix de Guerre, its highest military honor, to the entire 369th Infantry Regiment, known as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think of your life being in danger maybe Chicago on the wrong side of town comes to mind. Or maybe New York rises to the top of the crime chart in your mind. Or maybe even homelessness stirs up images all over Los Angeles. But Atlanta, GA ...