(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no spinning the killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. A 17-year old black boy appears to have been savagely murdered by a white police officer in October 2014 for no apparent probable cause or reason – other than Van Dyke was a bad cop. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most Americans have embraced a philosophy of “go-along-to get-along,” and that’s a philosophy that has never served minorities, or the working class, well. It’s a philosophy that only serves to maintain the status quo. So if you’re at the bottom of the ladder, not being paid a living wage, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We all have wants, and we all have needs. I totally acknowledge those facts. The vast majority of Americans want to own guns. They feel the need to exercise their 2nd Amendment right to bear arms as stated in the Constitution of the United States. Whether U.S. citizens choose ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Single-dads are fast becoming the unsung heroes of parenting. Whether raising a child alone or co-parenting, the challenges faced by this fast-growing sector of American society are huge. In fact, the last fifty years has seen a veritable explosion of single-dads in American society. According to the Pew Research ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After Stephen Curry dethroned King James in the NBA finals, a cross country discussion began about Steph replacing Lebron as the best player on the planet. In a news conference, directly after the game, Lebron, in his usual cavalier persona, informed every viewer that he, and he alone, is the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I know when that Hotling Bling…” That’s my jam right there. I have it as my ring tone. So, when I hear my phone start singing… “I know it can only mean one thing”….And, then I remember Drake’s song… “Look What You’ve Done for Me….” That’s a deep song. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Competition for employment, internships, scholarships, grants and other forms of financial assistance and entrance into higher education has grown tremendously in the past years. Students should understand that digital tools and resources that aid in obtaining/starting a professional career should be welcomed and a investment in time. Social Media ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week was a strange week for me. On two different social media sites, I had people deciding that they needed to defend themselves against something I shared… something that I didn’t share specifically with either one of them. On the first one, I put up something on Facebook ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What’s going to make your new year more successful than the previous one? What does it take to really get something out of your life in the New Year that you failed to get before? The answer? Get rid of ‘mental fat’. If too much body fat (dead weight) ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Right now there is a massive cover up going on in the city of Chicago involving the highest levels of local, state and federal government. The Black city councilpersons agreed to a five million dollar payout to Laquan’s family even before they filed a lawsuit. Part of the agreement in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Up ye mighty Race” Pan Africanist Marcus Garvey was born in the parish of St, Ann, the same parish as Bob Marley and Burning Spear. He became a master printer at the age of eighteen. “Africa for the Africans” a term attached to Garvey actually came from Dr. Robert ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Front running GOP presidential contender Donald Trump got more than the “love” he said he saw in the room at his mid-Manhattan offices where he met with the pack of black ministers. He had banks of TV cameras and reporters recording his every move and word. He got the ...