(ThyBlackMan.com) I am proud to be an American. Yes, I know that our system of government is not perfect, but I firmly believe that it is the best in the world. We are an exceptional country — not because our people are exceptional but because we have a different — ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I feel lucky and blessed that I’m serving in the Congress… But there is a force that is trying to take us back to another time and another dark period,” warns congressman John Lewis. And he’d know. Since age 17, this brave crusader has been at the forefront of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everything about the June 30 press conference with Joe Biden underlines how the snarling, vicious watchdogs of the Trump administration will transform into cuddly little lapdogs if Biden is elected president. Biden began with a 20-minute speech, and CNN and MSNBC ran the whole speech live. These networks often ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On July 5, 1852, the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Association expected a mild, polite discussion, and praise of the virtues of July 4th, Independence Day from the leonine, speaker with the shock of maimed hair. His speech would be topped by the standard denunciation of slavery. Instead, they got a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the stand against racial injustice, I felt inspired to speak to those who either cannot or do not want to understand. For them, if it were possible to be Black for a Day, perhaps then you would seek understanding: Black for a Day If you were Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the recent commentary on Joe Biden’s response to the Lululemon Left’s protests in D.C. and Brooklyn, a consensus appears to have surfaced. They tell us Joe Biden is keeping the politically appropriate distance from the protesters and their acts of widespread public vandalism and violence, and his aim ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While listening to the Republican presentation of its so-called Justice Act, I was disappointed. It was my hope their bill would come close to an acceptable resolution. One of the first things I heard from Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican Senator, was a plan for a study of 18 months. Don’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Aunt Jemima is gone. After 130 years, the longest run in U.S. trademark history, her corporate masters are finally retiring her likeness. No specific reason was given for her “cause of death”, but I think we all know what it was. Her brand wasn’t going to sell as well, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What does defunding the police really mean? Well, just look at the looting and violence that happened when police were ordered to stand down during recent riots. Everyone agrees – police and civilians alike — that Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin behaved very wrongly in killing George Floyd. Despite there ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Friday, President Donald Trump announced he had signed “a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues – and combatting recent Criminal Violence. Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!” Great news, of course. But, if I’m being honest, it’s not enough to make ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A longtime white friend phoned me to talk him down from the cliff. He is concerned about how the new racial hatred dominating our country will impact his grand-kids. For the first time, he and his wife believe they should purchase a gun for home protection. This headline confirms ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Marches, demands, boycotts, protests, and yes even riots are sometimes only partial solutions to ending police brutality, though not always advisable and no longer as effective as they have been in the past. Clearly today there are many options available to make change happen, and fast. But first we ...