(ThyBlackMan.com) Who would have thought that Donald Trump, of all people, would be addressing the fact that the black community suffers the most from a breakdown of law and order? But sanity on racial issues is sufficiently rare that it must be welcomed, from whatever source it comes. When establishment Republicans ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The NAACP, National Action Network, the SCLC, 100 Black Men, the three different Black Lives Matters groups – are they outdated, playing games or simply about self? We see their Facebook pages. We here about their rallies. We hear about their golf tournaments, voter registration drives and block parties. We ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Any member of an organization that truly cares about the group will not hesitate to hold the leadership accountable for the group’s actions, if they deem them to be inconsistent with the mission of the group. This is because they want to see the group succeed in fulfilling its mission. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Egyptian pyramids were built by inhabitants of the lost city of Atlantis: false. The Civil War was fought solely for the purpose of State’s rights: false. President Obama is an American-hating Kenyan Muslim who is secretly gay: false. O.J. didn’t do it: false. It is no secret that if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here’s the selected checklist of black organizations, groups and individuals GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has flatly refused to speak to, reach out to or even acknowledge exist. They include: The NAACP, the National Urban League, The National Association of Black Journalists, Black Pastoral groups, and a host of Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2016 Democrats are trying to distance themselves as far away from the racially motivated criminal justice policies that they co-signed on with The Republicans in the 1990s that disproportionately affects particularly black men in inner city neighborhoods across the country. America incarcerates more of its citizens than any other ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It looks increasingly likely that Hillary Clinton, a self-described “progressive who likes to get things done,” will have her chance starting next January. But how much that’s progressive will she actually be able to get done? The Senate may flip to the Democrats but there’s almost no way Democrats ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You may have heard about drones for many reasons. It’s hard to describe a drone perfectly, but the small, flying vehicles are used for a number of reasons. You may have heard about delivery drones, or the scarier stories of military drones. However, it seems some organizations have found a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is an erroneous perception that black men are more criminal than non-blacks. Why is that? Statistics are generally produced seemingly validating a consensus that African Americans are more prone to violence and criminal activities, however, stats can be used to paint any picture we so desire surreptitiously sweeping ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Protestations regarding the value of Black Lives have become increasingly common in the public dialogue. The simple phrase, “Black Lives Matter,” has generated praise from that segment of society that has suffered countless race-based indignities and condemned by those who, in my opinion, are too blind or obstinate to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Which candidate should progressives support in 2016? It depends a bit on your priorities. If you care more about socialized medicine than you do about peace, honesty, and civil liberties, vote for Hillary. The rest of this essay is not for you. If you long to bring back the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hillary Clinton is doing what Democrats should have been doing all along and that’s looking and sounding and, if given the chance, acting like FDR. This means going big, big, big and fully using government to radically ramp up new programs and initiatives to tackle everything from the nation’s ...