(ThyBlackMan.com) There have been several films released the last two years focusing on 1950-70’s era Black-White relationships, The Green Bookwon an Oscar in 2018; that film was a reverse of the 1989 film, Driving Miss Daisy but in my opinion was a very well acted film. Now comes Best of Enemies ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Monday, President Donald Trump designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, the first time the United States has designated part of another nation’s government as such a threat. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council responded by declaring U.S. Central Command a terrorist group. With 5,000 U.S. troops in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An appropriately Twitteresque meme circulated recently on that platform: Write a sad story in just three words. This was an homage to Ernest Hemingway, who, challenged to write a sad story in only six words, grabbed the nearest blank paper and scrawled: “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” Or so ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fifty-one years ago, this month, the Fair Housing Act (the Act) was enacted to ensure that housing discrimination was illegal. Yet, just days before the annual observance of Fair Housing Month began, headline news articles reminded the nation that housing discrimination still exists. For example, on March 19, the Office ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It has been sad for many, and heartbreaking, to hear that rap artist Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in the same community he was actively working to uplift. It was even more disheartening to read that a gang member is suspected as the gunman as Nipsey Hussle was working very ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Our message is entitled, “How to Overcome Your Storm.” Our scripture is coming from the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 4. Mark 4:40 reads, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” The next verse reads, “And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, “What ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the FBI, “hate crimes” are on the rise. The agency reported a 17% increase in such crimes in 2017 compared to 2016. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., recently said: “There has been an increase in hate crimes. There has been an increase in very negative ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In high school, a teacher once told the students in our class that marriage was like a business. Off the bat there was some push back. It’s worth noting that this teacher was filling in for another teacher and that I can’t even remember how we got that discussion. As ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The phrase “Black Girl Magic” is often used to describe an notable accomplishment, success, or award by a black woman or black girl. There is a phrase related to black men and black boys that falls under the #BlackBoyJoy, which was created by The Root writer Danielle Young in describing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is exciting that my patriot brothers and sisters at Tea Party Express have announced the launch of “Tea Party for Trump.” https://bit.ly/2I58swk My first tour on Tea Party Express in 2008 led to me speaking and preforming my “American Tea Party Anthem” https://bit.ly/2lr3JZX at over 500 rallies on several ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hello! I have a question. What makes a person ugly, physically? Is it the way their eyes are shaped? The way their noses sit in the middle of their face? Is it the shape of their mouths or their lips? I’m asking you because I was asked the question, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first began writing for this site some of you thought that I was a coon. But as time went on and you continued to read my writings, you came to know that I made since. That I was fact-based instead of biased, regardless of the popular African-American view. ...