(ThyBlackMan.com) I am not sure why the national anthem and the so-called American flag are part of our nation’s sports pageantry. Before 2009, while the national anthem was played, sports gladiators were not required to suit up, stand up, and put their hands to their hearts; and why should they? The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) People can’t snap their fingers and change their race in an instant. In fact, it’s impossible to escape race. When you’re born as a black American, then you’re going to have to live through that until the day you die. However, there are some who think they’re more superior than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The New York Times was deep on the late freight when it broke the story that big shot movie mogul and Miramax founder Harvey Weinstein had a long history of reportedly sexually harassing, abusing and victimizing countless women. Weinstein got away with the alleged sexual abuse that reportedly spanned three ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Historic references are frequently used to comparatively illuminate the character of current persons and/or events. Recently I have been reminded of the saying, “Nero fiddled while Rome burned!” In truth, Nero didn’t fiddle He, in greatest likelihood, played a lyre, a stringed instrument best described as a hand-held harp. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the 1990s, I and my distinguished colleague Charlotte Ponticelli had the privilege of working with Dr. Clyde Snow, one of the world’s foremost experts in forensic anthropology, who played an instrumental role in bringing justice to Argentina by uncovering the mass graves left behind by the country’s “Dirty War.” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To attend the Indianapolis Colts game where the number of the legendary Peyton Manning was to be retired, Vice President Mike Pence, a former governor of Indiana, flew back from Las Vegas. With him in the stadium was wife Karen. In honor of Manning, she wore a No. 18 jersey ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How do you kill the Second Amendment? One regulation at a time. As far as I’m concerned, law-abiding citizens should be allowed to own a fully automatic machine gun or even a bazooka if they’d like. Guns aren’t the issue, God is. I have little tolerance for gun-control advocates. Slaves ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every few weeks our lives are interrupted by breaking news about innocent people being gunned down in classrooms, movie theaters, night clubs, churches and most recently an outdoor concert. During these highly stressful times, we stop what we are doing to reflect on the preciousness and fragility of life, we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A sniper attacked concert attendees in Las Vegas and killed and wounded hundreds. Now we must grieve for the community while the fools around us try to leverage this attack for their political agenda. As always, the calls for “gun control” has already started, and the political movement is dominating ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly concerned with the possibility that President Trump “could try to pardon people in his circle even before prosecutors charge anyone with a crime.” In previous columns I anticipated the fact that the pardoning power would likely pose a challenge to the presently haphazard ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, I must first acknowledge the senseless taking of lives in Las Vegas. My prayers of condolence reach out to those directly victimized and those suffering the loss of family and friends. However one might search, there’s no rationalization that can support the inhumanity of that act. For the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It wasn’t supposed to happen. But Donald Trump was elected president. Establishment politicians, Washington pundits, foreign governments, and just about everyone else was shocked, even horrified. They tried to maintain business as usual. Even Republican Party big-wigs hoped nothing much would change. However, the president has been busy working to ...