(ThyBlackMan.com) “The White man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the Black man’s misery.” -Frederick Douglass- As a representative of all things contentious, I’m tired of hearing White people complain about losing their status as the result of diversity. Tell that to someone who gives a damn because I ‘m not buying it. And if that makes me heartless, oh well. For centuries, Americans of European ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the winter of 1692, Massachusetts Bay Colony was rocked by allegations of witchcraft. In January, a group of young girls from Salem Village claimed to be possessed by the devil. The girls were taken to a doctor who determined they had been “bewitched”. The girls aged 9 and 11 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) White progressives do not yet seem to be ready to fall on their sword to win the Democratic primary. The near religious support of Bernie Sanders is admirable, but it is also implausible to victory. The DNC has pre-selected Kamala Harris aka Kamala Clinton to be their frontrunner for the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last weekend, Charlottesville, Virginia, represented a small hub for racial anger and angst which also included a terrorist attack that killed someone and injured several others. Last Saturday, white nationalists gathered together to organize in opposition to a plan by local officials to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Camille Brown sat down with us to discuss her upcoming independent feature thriller “The Nth Ward” which will be released on August 29, 2017 on Amazon. She is an alumni of UCLA’s prestigious Film, Television and Theatre School where she earned her Bachelor of Arts. Her documentary “A Second Chance ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, I was scheduled to attend the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in New Orleans, but, after receiving a copy of the agenda with the list of speakers, I decided to cancel my trip. I think the NABJ should change its name to the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One doesn’t have to be a feminist to have a voice regarding women’s issues. Regardless of how much some of us may love Hip-Hop there must be a line drawn in the sand regarding the treatment of women within the industry. If we have a problem with one vile act ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) David French wrote a piece in National Review that speaks for many Republicans in the post-Trump GOP who find ourselves gobsmacked by President Trump’s remarks following the clashes in Charlottesville over the weekend. Those of us who read the 2012 autopsy report and took heart that the party may finally ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, there was an incident in Charlottesville, Virginia that sparked riots for white nationalists groups like the Alt-Right, Neo-Nazis, and The KKK. Now, the incident started when a group of white nationalists had gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday for an event called “Unite The Right” which was met by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the things that people want out of life is to be successful. This looks different from person to person. What works for one does not always work for someone else. We all have to define what it looks for each of us. But when it comes down to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Corporate Democrats, Let this article serve as warning. Let this shot across your bow serve as a notice that your ship is about to sink and that you would be wise to jump off now rather than to go down with your corporately financed yacht. You can no longer ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Pete Carroll made the decision to elect to throw the ball instead of giving it to Marshawn Lynch in the Super Bowl in February of 2015, he was called every name in the book; arrogant, stupid. You name it, he was called it. Indeed, it was a brash ...