(ThyBlackMan.com) What’s the last remaining group in America that can be slandered, smeared, maligned and accused of racism, sexism and homophobia with no proof required? White men. On election night 2016, CNN’s Van Jones attributed Donald Trump’s victory to “whitelash.” That is, racist whites rose up in fear and anger over ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like any country, America has gone through a lot of development since it first started to grow. Entire cities and towns have been born, quickly filling with vast numbers of people, and expanding to be some of the biggest on the planet. Along with this, though, the US also has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m a true crime fanatic. Unsolved mysteries and the like fascinate me not in the often grisly result but in how someone could go through with it and the lead up to doing these crimes. Usually, they’re not simply random occurrences with no story. What makes these cases even more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I worked for 15 years as a teacher at Sumner Elementary School on Chicago’s West Side. This story brought tears to my eyes. An underserved North Lawndale inner-city community being used as a pawn in the governments/Chicago sting operation. Promising beginnings This curious story begins with seemingly-innocent intentions. In the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you understand that your misery is job security for D.C. Democrats? We used to teach our kids the value of sportsmanship. We’d tell them something like, “everyone loses. What matters is that you tried your best and you learned something from the loss. You can come back and get ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After adding at least 37 seats and taking control of the House by running on change, congressional Democrats appear to be about to elect as their future leaders three of the oldest faces in the party. Nancy Pelosi of California and Steny Hoyer of Maryland have led the House Democrats ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) People who follow politics, even casually, learn not to expect high moral standards from politicians. But there are some outrages that show a new low, even for politicians. Among the consequences of Democrats‘ recent election victories, especially at the state and local levels, is the election of officials who have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Along with the major storm that is slamming the mid-west and northeast sections of this nation, hell must have also frozen over. I can confidently make this assertion because “hell freezing over” was one of the first pre-requisites for me to side with Donald Trump on any issue. Alas, it has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Something occurred Saturday, November 10th on the CBS This Morning – Saturday news show, which was not covered by the main street media and probably never will be, that is important to the African American (AA) community. What occurred is important, as the AA community actually has issues, that are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 116th Congress will usher in a seismic shift in the political landscape. With Democrats recapturing the House of Representatives, it gives fresh hope for moving in a new direction. But what will this new agenda be and who will be its champion? Before, during and after the mid-term elections ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The FIRST STEP Act is the beginning of a transformation of America’s federal criminal-justice system into what it should have always been: a system that makes America safer. This legislation unites conservatives, police and civil rights advocates, civil libertarians, business leaders and supporters of social justice. Supporting this legislation means ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s not that the Unites States is more racist in 2018. The problem is too many of us have bought into the idea that things were much better than they truly are. Too many of us wanted to believe if we are educated, and well off, we can live any ...