(ThyBlackMan.com) What I am about to say is exclusively directed to those who call themselves Christians. Brothers and sisters in Christ, we are at war; a war for the hearts, minds and souls of our children. We are at war with those who hate the traditional principles, values and morals ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the previous life before my previous life, I used to be a break dancer. I was damn good too. I could pop, lock, twist, twirl, and spin my body in ways that made me the coolest thing since Beta Max VCRs. I was, quite frankly, “da bomb.” One ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Our 40th president’s birthday earlier this month caused me to reflect upon how Ronald Reagan impacted my life. In 1981, I was a young singer/songwriter, clueless about politics, when Ronald Reagan won the presidency. An event planner asked me to perform at an Inaugural Ball. Reporters asked, “Why are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Money is ruining politics! What do you mean? The Supreme Court removed virtually every barrier to restrict the flow of money into politics. What’s wrong with that? Why shouldn’t everyone be able to spend as much as they want to back any candidate they want? What’s wrong with that? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It seems Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul is assisting former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s bid for the Republican nomination. According to NBC News, the Ron Paul campaign is passing around opposition research to the Mitt Romney campaign, focusing on thwarting former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum’s rise in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act must be renewed every twenty five years. In 1981 despite some grumbles and idle threats to oppose its renewal from a few in the Reagan administration, President Reagan dutifully signed the renewal legislation. A quarter century later, again despite the grumbles and idle ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With each passing day, the Obama administration and the international community appear to be struggling to find a way to deal with the crisis in Syria. Just four days ago the United States closed the US Embassy in Syria after Russia and China blocked a UN resolution drafted by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What is up with these people on the left? Why do the same folks who passionately defend the life of a whale, spotted owl, baby seal, a toad and a death-row serial killer, get extremely angry at the mere suggestion that a woman consider not killing her baby? Why? I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, I had lunch with a very powerful Republican elected official who is a good friend of mine. We have extremely candid conversations, especially about race (he is white). Out of nowhere he asked me what was the reason Blacks have a historical affinity for Cadillac automobiles (named after ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Expanding the national deficit in the manner our President proposes will not create long term jobs and a national recovery! How much more can Blacks take without some cracks showing up in their support? There is no question about it, Black workers of America, we will complete our fourth ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve been reading Margaret Walker’s Jubilee when it occurred to me the same ideological differences that existed between political parties towards the end of chattel slavery and the reign of the antebellum south are the same fundamental differences that exist between the parties now. Furthermore, just like the North ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This Black History Month, as usual, one can find any number of Sidney Poitier flicks playing on the tube. In the Heat of the Night was one of this iconic African American actor’s most famous movies. As I watched Poitier going through his paces in this 1968 film running ...