(ThyBlackMan.com) This week we remember the 911 attack from almost 20 years ago where terrorists stole airplanes and used them as weapons to strike the towers in New York, the Pentagon and a failed attempt to strike in Washington DC. But beyond conspiracy theories, there is alot you do not know. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During what is usually a slow news period – the end of August until Labor Day – there has been so much “news” that it has been like drinking from the proverbial firehose; difficult, if not impossible, to swallow it all. And while much of the (mostly) noise is likely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been awhile since I shared… and my motivation for writing this is currently on the wrong side of the fence. I never had a issue with helping others dissect their relationships and even help find resolutions. I know that some look at me as resource for good, genuine, honest ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Of course, I know that you are not supposed to live in fear. Fear is an emotion that tends to paralyze those that it wraps its unforgiving tentacles around in a host of ways. Yet, I live a portion of my life gripped by significant fear. Now I do not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here is the deal ladies and gentlemen and please listen to what I am about to say. Real people, real black lives have been lost in the whim killings of Black Americans. Real fathers, brothers, sisters, uncles and cousins, who did not come home. Kaepernick said this in 2016, “I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ask any good magician and he will tell you that Donald Trump uses a deceptive technique of misdirection. Hs is playing the con man shell game and it is working on millions of people. Trump’s biggest supporters can be seen daily telling you in code to ignore Donald Trump’s immorality, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I can publicly declare without a single reservation that Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is one of my favorite books of all-time. For those who have somehow managed to deny themselves the pleasure of Achebe’s writing, Things Fall Apart revolves around that horrific transition from independence to colonization for the eastern ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Americans should be tired of the games our government is playing with citizens as the ping pong ball. People who only see partisan positions are largely forced to stand with a party regardless of what the party does or stands for. If we scrap both political parties, the government will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The economy is doing well, crows the Pugilist-in-Chief, complaining that he doesn’t get enough credit for the things that he has done to “make America great again.” Every time a positive number is released, he brags like a banty rooster. GDP growth higher than expected? He did it. Unemployment rate down, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the notable plays during college football’s first full weekend took place in the game between Maryland and Texas. During Maryland’s first offensive play of the game, the Terrapins decided to line up with 10 players, instead of 11, while intentionally leaving a void at right guard where former ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although the politicians in Washington may have shut down talks on criminal justice reform until after the mid-term elections, people behind bars are speaking up for themselves. From August 21st until September 9th, inmates across 17 states are engaging in work strikes, hunger strikes and sit-ins to protest conditions in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The following quotes are from the Washington Times, Tuesday, August 28, 2018: “NFL legend Jim Brown declared that the black community ‘has a responsibility’ to fix its own problems rather than placing the blame on President Trump. In an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends,’ the former Browns running back called ...