(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no more positive affirmation among African-American men than the following statement, “I am my Brother’s Keeper.” Within that five-word declarative sentence, one discovers an unyielding hope that as a collective, Black men will survive the torrential rain that has destroyed droves of their brethren. Unfortunately for righteous, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Less than two weeks ago, on March 22, Kelley Jackson, founder of the Cane River Film Festival, hosted the second annual event held in beautiful Natchitoches, Louisiana. The two-day event started off with a film showcase at local high school, Louisiana school for math, science, and arts, at 715 University ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is unfathomable that the federal minimum wage has not been increased in more than a decade, since 2007, that the wage, at $7.25 per hour has remained flat through recession and recovery, through extremely high unemployment rates and much lower ones. Republicans have absolutely refused to consider minimum wage ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is there any number of illegal border crossings into the United States that would strike Democrats as an emergency? As they resisted President Trump’s efforts to stem the flow of illegal migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, many Democrats made the point that fewer migrants are coming today than years ago, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A tough list to make without a doubt considering the tremendous amount of content that is out there in the atmosphere today. Programs have arisen from the ranks of Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, and so many online sources like YouTube and Venmo. Black creators like Issa Rae, Key and Peele, Mara ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Earlier this month a tweet by user PrinceCharmingP featured a video showing Maya Angelou correcting a young woman who called her “Maya” before asking a question. This sparked discussion about how Angelou was “doing too much” in correcting her etiquette. Hell, some users even said the exchange would’ve turned ugly ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today, the president should give him a direct message: The roster of NATO membership is closed. For good. The United States will not hand out any more war guarantees to fight Russia to secure borders deep in Eastern Europe, when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Establish the Authority It is imperative to establish early for children that the Most High is the ultimate authority for your family. Teach them that the Most High God forms the nucleus of your family and is the ruler over every person in your household. This means that no ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before I expose what is really going on with what I call “Trump-ism”, I should say that Trump-ism is like a cult – an ideology that influences thinking, manipulates behavior, triggers anger, uncovers racism and causes the disregard for facts, decency, unity and progress. A mindset that exploits, capitalizes on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Somewhere on this parched earth… It’s been eight years since the last drop of rain. Water is rationed like it is gold. People sponge bath rather than take showers or baths. The problem is particularly acute in the region around Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle, Beyond the Lights) is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So the Mueller report is all done and Donald Trump is about to get away with countless wrongs against America, making Nixon look like an amateur. Both political parties and America itself were on the edge of their seats. But after all the subpoenas, tax dollars, interviews, arrests, raids, plea ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The seething anger Americans feel over the college admission scandal with wealthy and well-connected families using money, influence and cheating to bump their kids up in line so they get accepted into elite schools is well justified. Yet this scheme is small potatoes compared to the real scandal on college ...