(ThyBlackMan.com) The appointment of John Bolton’s as National Security Advisor has given rise to lively debate in American foreign policy circles. The discussion seems all the more imperative in light of the upcoming May 12 deadline for sanction waivers under the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Jay-Z is an unhappy, blind person. I know because I’ve been there. Like him, I thought and felt like my mother, whom I resented but thought I “loved.” I believed that “racism” existed, and that whites were to blame for blacks’ suffering. It’s a lie, meant to keep whites afraid ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, a former member of The Uhuru Movement came out against the organization publicly on social media by exposing the rampant opportunistic greed, cronyism, misogyny, and extreme corruption that’s rampant in the organization. Here’s the former member’s actual post which has since been removed. “I tried to leave quietly, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In articles published earlier this week (read them here and here), I wrote about the strategic implications of Mexico’s involvement with the so-called refugee caravan that was making its way through Mexico toward the U.S. border. According to the latest reports available as I write this, President Trump’s firm, timely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Robert Mueller is the special counsel appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in May 2017 to probe the nature and extent of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. The investigation began in October 2016 under President Barack Obama when the FBI took seriously the boast of Carter Page, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The proverbial knot of Gordium was impossible to untie. Anyone clever enough to untie it would supposedly become the king of Asia. Many princes tried; all failed. When Alexander the Great arrived, he was challenged to unravel the impossible knot. Instead, he pulled out his sword and cut through it. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lawmakers and bureaucrats in official Washington often act as if their decisions lead the nation forward. News from Iowa this week, however, shows once again that the culture leads and politicians lag behind. Kim Reynolds became Iowa’s Governor last May when her predecessor (Terry Branstad) resigned to serve as the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “SCL Elections, which formed scandal-hit Cambridge Analytica in 2013, said it had interfered in Nigeria in 2007, Trinidad and Tobago in 2010, and also stirred up ethnic tensions in Latvia in 2006. BBC News said it had seen a brochure published by London-based SCL in which potential new customers could ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1959, the late Dinah Washington (1924-1963) won a Grammy Award for her R&B hit song, “What a Difference a Day Makes.” The song tells the story of how a blossoming romance dramatically changed life – for the better. Its last lyrics conclude that “the difference is you.” When I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Thanks in large part to President Trump’s aggressive deregulation agenda—through which the president has demonstrated a commitment to cutting or restructuring unnecessary, burdensome rules that hamper innovation and growth—the economy is booming. Unfortunately, one poorly considered rule that seems to have escaped his notice will hurt the businesses that provide ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Blood pressure in the black community is a huge problem and represents one of the highest incidences of negative health outcomes in the world. Estimates vary, but up to 40% of African Americans have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. And that’s just the percentage we’ve diagnosed; there could be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1990, KRS-ONE (Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone), of Boogie Down Productions fame, posited that Rap Music should be considered “Edutainment”; a new genre of thought or education that was both educational and entertaining. KRS-ONE believes in this concept so significantly that he titled one of his albums Edutainment. ...