(ThyBlackMan.com) Nearly thirty years have passed since I sat in an auditorium at Akron University listening to Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, a man who would change the trajectory of my life on this particular day. I was unaware that after this date my future status as a “race man” would be solidified. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a growing tide of anti-illegal immigration sentiment in California. So-called sanctuary laws – passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature to resist efforts to deport illegal aliens from the state and to stop President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border – are turning voters against ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lately it’s become amusing to watch the left hold itself up to impossible, ridiculous standards. This time they are calling for a boycott of Starbucks over the arrest of two young black men who were hanging out in the coffee shop without ordering anything. They were reportedly waiting for a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Fair Housing Act was passed a week after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. President Lyndon Johnson encouraged Congress to pass the legislation as a tribute to the slain civil rights ladder, who, along with several civil rights organizations (including the NAACP), strongly supported the act. African American ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Paul D. Ryan was one of the few reassuring touchstones for traditional Republicans, assuring them that the GOP hadn’t completely imploded. As a result, many of the pieces written about Ryan’s decision not to run for reelection in 2018 conflate his exit with the end of a Republican Party once ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Raiding the president of the United States personal attorney’s office is the most outrageous of the Deep State’s unprecedented unhinged relentless attempts to overturn the election. This raid should tell everyone that the Deep State will twist and bend the law to get rid of Trump. As stated by President ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Representation in media has always been an important factor in how one is seen, and how ones sees themselves. The African-American community usually has to settle for networks lacking in substance, information, and subject matter diversity. We need a television network that caters to the many facets of our culture ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2017 Houston Texans had a very disappointing season. The team had only four wins compared to 12 losses after they made the playoffs in 2016. However, in 2017, the Texans apparently found their quarterback of the future after Deshaun Watson had an extremely productive rookie season prior to suffering ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A 22-year old mother of two young children decides to go to class rather than pick up an extra shift at the doctor’s office where she works. The decision, while beneficial to her education, means she won’t have enough money to feed herself and her children sufficiently that month. An ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What is it about spectacular American business success stories like Facebook that brings out envy and resentment? Facebook has 2 billion monthly users. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is 33 and has a net worth north of $60 billion, making him the fifth richest person on Earth, according to Forbes last month. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The most assured path to financial success for anyone begins with the teaching of financial principles at an early age. The traditional pattern found within most Black households goes as follows, children are instructed that a collegiate degree paves the path to gainful employment. This antiquated strategy has largely expired ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The one quality that separates an all-time great comedian from an also-ran is found in their ability to offer relevant social commentary while continuing the comedic elements of their show. There is little debate that it is this quality that sets all-time greats such as Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor, and ...