(ThyBlackMan.com) During the 2016 presidential campaign, a man dressed like a construction worker, carrying a pickax, destroyed Donald Trump’s sidewalk star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce promptly replaced it. Just three weeks ago, a different man, presumably with a different pickax, also destroyed Trump’s star. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All doctors and hospitals are not created equal. While there are some doctors out there that make the wellness of the patient priority there are some that are high dollar driven. Seeing a doctor about health challenges does not absolve you from being an active participant in your health care. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, a big football scandal has rocked The University Of Maryland to its core when a white football coach named DJ Durkin was placed on paid administrative leave by the university after they found a black Maryland football player named Jordan McNair had died of a heatstroke he had sustained ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ponder this for a moment. If Eurocentricity is wrong, how can Afrocentricity be right? Eurocentricity is a form of ethnocentricity which, by definition, is pernicious. Thus, by the same token shouldn’t Afrocentricity also be seen as negative? Dr. Molefi Kete Asante says that “the Afrocentric analysis re-establishes the centrality of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To some the NFL is something they can discard easily. For them its easy to protest if there are not any family or emotional ties to the game that transcend the gridiron. When I think about the NFL my mind reflects on my late father. I’m a Saints fan because ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the mainstream media focusing on the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville riots of last year, many news organizations are basically blaming President Trump for stoking the hatred and racial tension that led to the violence in that small college town, because of his coarse rhetoric on immigration and the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My fellow Americans, I am so weary of people on the national stage willing to sacrifice the best interest of our country and people to serve their egos and personal vendettas. Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman is the latest to show her true colors. Omarosa was fired. Now she ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On the old Arsenio Hall show he would have a segment called “Things that make you go Hmmm…” It highlighted the many absurdities in everyday life that would make you wonder “WTF” in contemporary parlance. So, some things that made me go “Hmmm” recently… This past weekend marks one year ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chicago crime is and remains out of control and yet there are hypocrites from every angle. Chicago crime today is a much more complex situation than it appears. First we need to learn to be responsible for saving, building and rebuilding our own African American and minority communities instead of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In todays society there are many questions regarding whether our young people care about what’s going on in the world. Many of their predecessors feel they are out of touch and more focused on personal success. However, that is not the case. There are many young people in our communities ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently a charter school in Atlanta removed the pledge from the morning devotions and people are coming out of the woodwork to attack their patriotism. I applaud the school’s decision. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/09/atlanta-school-drops-pledge-allegiance-asks-students-to-instead-recite-wolf-pack-chant.html Many who look closely will say the pledge of allegiance is a lie while others are so programmed with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony was arguably the highlight of the sports weekend last weekend. There were plenty of interesting and varied personalities that took the stage to describe their journeys towards being recognized as one of the best football players and contributors in pro football history. ...