(ThyBlackMan.com) Our United States of America loves to brag about our advancements. We are the biggest, the best, the most progressive and the most democratic. We believe that people, no matter who they are, deserve a voice. We have invaded other people’s countries to make that point. We beat ourselves ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For 248 years, America has consistently demonstrated itself to be the last bastion of freedom and hope on this planet. The Constitution, the foundation of our nation, has proven to be steadfast and unyielding, irrespective of the individuals in power or the ever-evolving identity of its people. As we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whether we discuss emancipation in June, independence in July, revolt and revolution in August, Kwanzaa and cultural and political liberation in December, or achievements against the odds, resilience and resistance in February, the issue, imperative and urgency of freedom and struggle are always with us. Indeed, it runs like ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Elections always have consequences and this week we experienced Part Two of the Pro-Republican/Pro-Conservative Supreme Court. When we connect the dots, we realize the connection between Trump and three of the six Justices who voted to terminate Rowe AND eliminate Affirmative Action in college admissions. When folks surrender, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its permanent home in 2016 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Among the museum’s many exhibitions is one that explored slavery and enslaved people in America through the lens of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation. The exhibit, “Paradox of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Christian nationalism was perceived as a fringe perspective for decades. However, today, it seems to have gained traction in American politics. According to a survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, this particularly holds true in the context of the Republican Party. According to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How many people do you know that have been denied college admissions based on their race? Better question, how many people do you know desire to go to college these days? Many people who aspire for higher education will get it regardless of what barriers they may perceivably or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am unsure if anyone with an ounce of common sense is surprised that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the use of Race in student admissions. In a 6-3 majority ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the use of Race in school admissions “violates the Equal Protection ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently the Supreme Court of the United States in two landmark university cases by a vote of 6 to 3 struck down the idea that race can be used to determine college eligibility and admission. I completely agree, and after reading this article, you may have a different view ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the course of a single week, two tragedies unfolded, both exposing the stark, divergent responses by our media and governments based on the affected demographics and the narratives they spin. Intriguingly, both tragedies involved the ocean and rescue attempts, starkly underlining our inconsistent approaches to different crises. One ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Few knowledgeable politicians or citizens will deny the link between the threat to impeach Richard Nixon and the eventual impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton. Misusing a common, contemporary descriptor, “Payback is a Witch!!” The only “real” reason for Clinton’s impeachment at that time is because the Republican House of Representatives majority ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The federal indictment of Donald Trump – the first federal indictment of a former president in U.S. history – poses the question. Trump’s enraged reaction – calling it the “greatest witch hunt of all time” and denouncing special counsel Jack Smith, a career prosecutor, as a “deranged lunatic” – makes ...