(ThyBlackMan.com) On the night before his brutal and untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of the Promise Land. He told of his visit to “the mountaintop” to view it and said emphatically that “we as a people” would get there. Now, fifty years later, I wonder are we closer ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before African-Americans can be successful as a people, minds, attitudes, world views, priorities and perspectives must change. Sadly, the mental plantation never closed. What I am about to tell you will challenge you to be better and go higher. It will undoubtedly tamper with your comfort zone – and that’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How is it possible that a billionaire businessman turned politician can continue to captivate the hearts and minds of so many of his supporters, let alone gain new ones, most of whom are ordinary blue-collar citizens? The answer is access. I’m not speaking of access in the traditional sense of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) WE, who have an unwavering interest in this issue want to STOP the killings, of American citizens. What has been lost, in the recent main street media discussions regarding the edict issued to professional football players of the National Football League(NFL), requiring them to stand, while the National Anthem is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Accuracy, hmmmm. A term that people tend to shun or forget about. And when it is brought up, those so accustomed to living under deception get mad or even reject the truth. Every Sunday Christians and Catholics (and yes I am a born-again child of God, a believer) call on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A year ago, Mary and I moved from Florida to Paw Paw, West Virginia (population 500) to be near our parents. Saturday was our first Paw Paw Memorial Day parade; patriotic Americana at its best. Both sides of Main street was adorned with flags – Old Glory proudly flying high ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My four younger siblings and I have been taking turns caring for our 90 year old Dad who is in home hospice. After checking on Dad sleeping in his bedroom, I visited Dad’s office in the basement. Hung on the walls are numerous citations from governors and mayors, pastoral awards ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are children in the black community that seriously do suffer with ADHD. They have trouble in classrooms, and no matter how hard they are working the grades and academic hardship reflects the condition. Some of them have serious social challenges due to the ADHD; it takes patience, routine and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) ‘NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS.EITHER YOU WILL HATE ONE AND LOVE THE OTHER OR YOU WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE ONE AND DESPISE THE OTHER. YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY’…..MATTHEW 6:24 . AL AND TRUMP! THE relationship between AL SHARPTON and TRUMP goes back at least 30 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The women working in Addis-Abeba (Ethiopia) in the Africa Union Commission Headquarters are not happy at all. Since the beginning of the year 2018, a collective of 37 of them officially wrote and sent 2 memorandums to the African Union Chairperson, Mr Moussa Faki. Effects of #MeeToo Campaign? They complain ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The NFL has come to a “resolution” regarding its policy for the national anthem. The biggest news from the NFL is that the NFL owners have approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance but gives them the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I can admit that I am not very keen on being the only black family in my neighborhood. It’s not wrong to place some worth or status where you live but at what price must we have the ideal home in the non-black part of town. Many of our people ...