(ThyBlackMan.com) As the world has grown closer through the internet; our shared concerns as Americans, regardless of race, have also brought us closer together. With a looming economic slow-down on the horizon, working class blacks and whites, have the same issues in common; job security, money and health care cost, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the Christmas holiday, Mary and I drove from West Virginia to visited her widow birth mother who lives in Baltimore. I’ll call her Ruth. Mary and I grew up in the Baltimore area. Wow! What a striking decline in our beloved hometown, once renowned as Charm City. http://bit.ly/1eHe2lK We saw ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The beginning of 2020 got off to an emotional start with the passing of longtime former NBA commissioner David Stern. Stern died at age 77 on January 1, 2020 from a brain hemorrhage. He was the NBA commissioner for 30 years, which was the longest term by an NBA ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump is famed for his head-snapping reversals. One day he’s taking troops out of the Middle East; the next he’s sending more in. One day he’s on the verge of an agreement with China on trade; the next he’s tweeting about holding off until after the election. On one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is very easy to view what is going on in the United States as bad energy, terrible politics, and for some anxiety triggering. These things tend to make one turn off the TV and ignore social media regarding this administration and impeachment. Many of us wish we could ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The battle between church and state is as old as church and state, as is the conflict within religious circles over who supposedly speaks for God. The latest dustup occurred after the departing editor of Christianity Today magazine, Mark Galli, wrote an editorial in which he said President Trump ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve all heard the term bantered about, but what does gentrification really mean? Gentrification was coined back in 1964 by Ruth Glass – a British sociologist – referring to changes in the housing market and structure in inner city London. Gentrification sometimes vilified as a way of displacing Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You won’t hear young Democrats deride Bernie Sanders with the “OK, boomer” dig. At 78, he’s actually too old for the cohort, but that’s not why he won’t get dinged. He’s the most popular Democrat among the under-35 crowd, and judging by recent polling, he’s the second-most popular Democrat ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) R.LUM.R is one of those extraordinary artists who has the uncanny ability to capture the thoughts and emotions that appear universal. He effortlessly expresses feelings of hurt, longing, loneliness, doubt, vulnerability as well as the effects of toxic femininity or toxic masculinity, mental health issues and (self)healing. Born Reginald ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The December 8th death of hip hop/emo rapper Jarad Higgins, known professionally as Juice WRLD following complications from a seizure from a not confirmed but apparent opioid overdose came as a surprise to those familiar with the up and coming artist. After his passing, his death made me question ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For some of us, it is straightforward to train our brains so that we can capture new information or even learning something different. Whether you are playing chess or trying to ace a test, here are seven things you should consider doing right now so that you can have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before an attentive global audience, famed comedian Chris Rock simultaneously shocked Whites and angered Blacks by airing a portion of Black America’s “dirty laundry” before “mixed company.” According to Rock, There is a Civil War going on within Black America between Black folk and niggas. And niggas have got to go!!!!!!! ...