(ThyBlackMan.com) Many conservatives find it a stunning admission on my part when I say that “I’m unapologetically opposed to term limits.” They are even more shocked when I say that I will resist the codification of term limits. I once thought I favored term limits; because I, like many today, hadn’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is becoming a battle to disagree with the 45th President. The decorum and temperament we have known that office to embody is gone. The media is a tool that is used to keep the dialog going about any given administration be it good or bad. Every President has had ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Granted I am not a Patriots fan, but I do love football. Sports does have a way of bringing people together, and sometimes this means they will be the reflection of certain social issues. Being an athlete doesn’t make one stupid, nor devoid of a voice. Too many times we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently here in Alabama, a bill to authorize the bond of $800 million to build four new state prisons as part of the new legislative session that just started on Tuesday. Under this “prison reform plan“, 13 of the states 15 prisons including the state’s two oldest prisons in Draper ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve heard that making sausage is a pretty messy, ugly and unpleasant process to witness. Well so is implementing real change in Washington DC. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I believe God gave us Donald Trump because I do not believe a pro-politician could pull off ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI over the Atlanta Falcons, there was an obvious connection to the Patriots to the White House even before they won the game. Superstar quarterback Tom Brady is friends with U.S. President Donald Trump, Trump received a letter of encouragement from Patriots ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s an important part of being a responsible adult, a role-model for the young people we want to bring up to be good people who will think of others and do the right thing when presented with a difficult decision. That’s to make sure that however we advise them to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) More and more these days whenever I go to my social media page, I see urban celebrities like Floyd Mayweather, 50 Cent, and others love to floss and stunt their wealth like it’s something that’s supposed to be celebrated in our community. People like myself are tired of seeing certain ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Attending WordPress and WordCamp conferences can be life changing experiences. Talking to Jon and Josh after their experiences and the excitement that lasted several weeks after each conference because of the exposure to new experiences. The networking opportunity allowed them to speak to industry leaders and innovators. Josh, interested in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Inspired by the movie Hidden Figures and the book by Margot Lee Shetterly Picture accompanying is of Taylor Richardson, Ashya Fox, Breyonna Fox, Alandra Hill How many girls of color are super smart in mathematics, how many want to be engineers, how many girls of color want to be doctors ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a progressive who worked hard to help get Secretary Hillary Clinton elected, it is challenging for me to accept Donald Trump as President. But, he won. At least for now, I have to make the best of a bad situation. Which means progressives like me will have to both ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My wife and I went to see Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro. It was based upon James Baldwin’s writings and life experiences. It uses archival footage of Baldwin, pictures and footage of American history and Samuel L. Jackson’s voice reading and sharing some of Baldwin’s thoughts ...