(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. appeared on a BBC news show. The host asked King about Attorney General Robert Kennedy’s prediction, an audacious one at the time, that a black man could be elected president in 40 years. King thought it would not take that long: “There ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last month, after speaking with the White House about a few calls, we had received I was asked to get a sense of where our member-schools stood on the upcoming National HBCU Week Conference. After a call with a number of our 47 member-school presidents and chancellors the overwhelming consensus ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nowadays, it’s no secret that the entire electoral and political system in America has been greatly tainted and corroded by the corruptive and destructive influence of big money. Urban people like myself have personally seen how big money has not only corrupted the entire political system in this country, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Liberals are freaking out over Donald Trump “killing” DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). But is that what just happened? Or is Trump just gain showcasing his skills at “The Art of the Deal”? First, it turns out Donald Trump knows more about the Constitution than supposed “constitutional law expert” Barack Obama. All immigration ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I have been particularly struck by the many comments and reactions from children for whom Harriet Tubman is not just a historical figure, but a role model for leadership and participation in our democracy. You shared your thoughts about her life and her works and how they changed our nation ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Our 45th President swept into office with a foundation of racist claims. First, the very basis of his political participation was his false assertion (for which he has never apologized) that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States. Using the “birther” movement as a basis, “45” signaled ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Seems that for Senator Dianne Feinstein, being a believing Catholic is enough to disqualify a candidate for a federal judgeship. Feinstein stated as such at confirmation hearings for Notre Dame law professor Amy Barrett, nominated by President Trump to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. “I think whatever a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For years, citizens of the United States have fooled themselves into believing they’ve overcome racial inequality. We voted a black president, and it was certainly a step in the right direction. But, inequality didn’t end overnight. Far from it, as police killings of young black men made the headlines. Not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “The US military has developed advanced capabilities that enable it selectively to alter weather patterns. The technology, which was initially developed in the 1990s under the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), was an appendage of the Strategic Defense Initiative – ‘Star Wars’. From a military standpoint, HAARP –which was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a solution to every problem. The world around us is made up of our thoughts. We weave thoughts, set our own rules, write the meanings of right and wrong in our own ways. But it is a universal truth that all the problems have a solution, at least ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I thank God that most of the money that supports the NAACP comes from Black hands; a still larger proportion must so come, and we must not only support but ‘control’ this and similar organizations and hold them unwaveringly to our objects, our aims and our ideals.” W.E.B. DuBois ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The rising political star of Judge Roy Moore in Alabama is another surprise in a political season defined by the unexpected and the unconventional. On Aug. 15, Moore finished ahead of Senator Luther Strange in a primary election to pick the Republican candidate who will run in November’s general ...