(ThyBlackMan.com) This week in 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated leading a bold effort to teach America an urgent lesson: Racism is not just the boot on the neck of people of color, it is also the great wedge that divides Americans. And everyone who gets divided ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s another year in the 21st century in America and one of the things that means is another year of mass shootings. Unlike other Western countries, America has this strong love-mild hate for firearms and among Black folks in the country this varies greatly. It’s even raised questions as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent massacre of three students and three adults in Nashville is alarming. How and why did a former student invade the school locked and loaded with an automatic weapon and ruthlessly kill innocent students and their caretakers? While it is useless to speculate on the thought process that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that former U.S. president, Donald J. Trump is the most dangerous person in the world, especially to the global elite. For decades Trump had played around with the idea of running for U.S. president, but most people, myself included, thought it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) – DISPOSE – the root word of the word disposable makes it one of the simplest of words to understand. It suggests to all that something has reached the end of its usefulness and should/will/must be discarded or eliminated. I began taking a harder, deeper look at the word “disposable” when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There has been a significant change in how the term woke is perceived by those who use it! Thanks to the good folks at Coursera; this writer recently completed a series of online courses at Rice University which led to a certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. I am ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a world shrouded by a veil of secrecy, the common man seldom sees the twisted alliance between the ruling class and corporate giants. The global pandemic unleashed a wave of destruction that demanded swift action. Yet, the thirst for power and control drove governments to unprecedented heights, forging ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A happy, upbeat friend does not watch television news, whether national or local, does not read a newspaper and avoids discussing politics, religion or even sports. Self-employed, he found out about something called the coronavirus while driving to work the day the California lockdown mandate began. That morning he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Kamala Harris is currently Vice President of The United States of America. She holds the highest office of any woman and person of color. Within her many were able to see themselves represented. Representation is a personal matter of perspective, and for some it can reach beyond the scope ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about moms and honoring motherhood. I’ve written before about how my mom instilled values in me, including respect for everyone’s rights – not just my own. Mom also worked multiple jobs to support our family through some very hard ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “An indictment of the former president, followed by orderly due process, would show that no one is immune to following the law simply because he is famous, wealthy, politically powerful, willing to threaten the justice system, or possessed of intemperate and powerful followers such as Representative Andy Biggs. Biggs ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An unnamed, unidentified Black man at the raucous Temecula School Board mid-March meeting was the latest to feel the wrath of the countless number of livid, dyed in the wool opponents of anything that smacks of teaching critical race theory in the schools. The man had the temerity to ...