(ThyBlackMan.com) The GOP’s purported effort to repeal and replace Obamacare appears to have reached an impasse. The maneuvering to deal with that impasse reveals (that is to say, unveils yet also hides) the fact that that effort is itself questionably sincere. The word “repeal” conveys the sense of calling back ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Though we have never met, I smiled recently seeing my favorite Walmart employee. For over ten years, I witnessed him gathering shopping carts in the parking lot. He is a white millennial who only has the use of one arm, walks with a severe limp and appears slightly mentally challenged. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently MSNBC host and former US Congressman from Florida Joe Scarborough said on a late night talk show that he was no longer a Republican. Scarborough admitted that he would be registering as an Independent. This is the same Joe Scarborough who came of age in the constitutional conservative ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During President Bill Clinton‘s 1996 campaign for re-election, several individuals allegedly worked on behalf of the Chinese government to influence the presidential election in favor of Clinton. “Chinagate” began when the Los Angeles Times reported, a couple months before the ’96 election, the following: “The Democratic National Committee has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here we go again, with this silly debate over interracial marriage. With all of the real problems we have in this world, you’d think that people would realize that becoming fixated on who’s marrying who is just plain dumb. If you don’t like race mixing, simply don’t marry anyone of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The closest person in the world is responsible for this one. It’s all about praying and meditating in the morning. I have watched a personal transformation right before my very eyes. I’ve watched as the quest for the habitual has become the reality of ritual, so much so, that it’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In Jean Paul Sartre’s “Dirty Hands,” two Communist revolutionaries argue about politics. Hoederer, the leader of the faction, believes that rhetoric and principles serve as vehicles to deliver a political reality that comes as close as possible to an ideal. He is a tough pragmatist who understands short term trade ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) O.J. Simpson won’t go away. I posed the question on my Facebook page “Should O.J. be paroled? It drew an avalanche of responses. Even while respondents hotly protested they didn’t care, they still debated, raged, and fumed on the page about him. He still touches a sore nerve. There is, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The New York Knicks have had a highly unusual 2017 NBA offseason. This summer, former NBA coaching legend Phil Jackson was released as Knicks team president after a volatile, unsuccessful three years in which he publicly criticized longtime All-Star Carmelo Anthony on multiple occasions and considered trading a potential young ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Professor, Blogger, Community Activist, Social Media Speaker and Visionary William Jackson of My Quest To Teach and Ms. Emma Kent Librarian and expert researcher with Edward Waters College were selected to speak at the 1st Annual International WordCampDC 2017 held in Washington, DC. Many people are not familiar that WordCamps ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For our 40th wedding anniversary, Mary and I have been experiencing the grandeur and majestic beauty of God’s creation in Alaska. Did you know bald eagles are brown for 5 or 6 years before their head turns white? I was surprised by Alaska’s bountiful foliage and multicolored flowers. From towering ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just recently I was disturbed after having a conversation with a dear friend of mine who had been admitted to the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. She was so excited, understandably so, about her hard work, studious efforts, and prayer resulting in being chosen to study for her medical ...