(ThyBlackMan.com) In line with the proverbial raindrop causing the dam to burst, the August 9, 2014 killing of Michael Brown Jr, in Ferguson, Missouri, both preceded and followed by several unarmed Black men and women being shot down in the streets by American law enforcement, has awakened yet another generation ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The party establishment can’t fathom the thought of Trump being our nominee, despite him playing by the very rules that the establishment, who are trying to sabotage his campaign, created. Go figure. I am stunned that many in the establishment ran over each other to denounce Trump over the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While most would respond with an emphatic “yes” if asked if they would like more love in their lives, I suspect few people welcome the extent of “work” required to achieve that outcome. Of course, the amount of work involved depends on how far away one feels they are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Aren’t you tired of the rap and clap sessions by political wannabees and their respective contingents? I know I am. The so-called “debates” are downright insulting and embarrassing, especially on the Repub side, reminiscent of a stand-up comedy show, or “throwing shade” as young folks say. Over on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump is streaming toward the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, scattering the campaign wreckage of the GOP establishment’s once-celebrated paladins, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio – and perhaps the GOP itself – in his wake. And, while he’s at it, he’s vilely trashing the “old-fashioned” conventions of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Give me the ready hand, rather that the ready tongue.” –Cesare Pavese Cesare Pavese’s quote gives a vivid illustration of the political scene in modern America. My primary mode of distraction is the 2016 United States election, scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Presently, the race ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I saw America last night folks; the America I grew up with in Pumphrey, Maryland, a black suburban community outside of Baltimore. The unspoken philosophy of our tiny all black community was education, hard work, respect for elders and God. Pumphrey birthed numerous successful blacks. My sister’s-in-law brother Butch ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Seventy-two percent of the voters in 2012 identified as white. Thirty-five percent of the electorate self-identified as conservative. Mitt Romney won these groups 59% and 82% respectively. Still, though, Romney lost. He lost because President Barack Obama won three quarters of the non-white vote, including a staggering 71% of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Kanye West, Please allow me to say I have known pain, and hardship in my life. However, in don’t know the pain of having lost a mother…I said a prayer for you when your mom passed. To this day you still have my deepest sympathy. Your music is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When it’s all said and done, and the 2016 political season has come to an end – two things will have assuredly happened. First, we will have elected a new President of the United States. Second, the tone of electoral politics will have changed forever in the United States. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Damn, I love playing Spades and Bid-Whist. I love the games even more when I’m Trump-Tight. I control the board; in fact, the room and the board…of a whole lot of people. And a whole lot of money. Up front money; behind the back money; even kick back into ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I hate not knowing,” a friend complained as she tried to figure out some steps to take personally and professionally. “I’m used to having a game plan, but right now I feel stuck because I honestly don’t know what the right answer is. I want to plan the next ...