(ThyBlackMan.com) There was a time when men were men and women were women. When men were dominant and ruled and women were submissive and obedient to the man, all men. It was a simpler time, less complicated time. It was a time with clear rules of social conduct and engagement ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “The political philosophy of black nationalism only means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community. The time when white people can come in our community and get us to vote for them so that they can be our political leaders and tell ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2024, candidate Donald Trump pledged to “take over the horribly run capital of our nation in Washington, D.C., and clean it up, renovate it, and rebuild our capital city so that it’s no longer a nightmare of murder and crime.” On Aug. 11, President Donald Trump announced he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s call it what it is: after seven nights averaging more than two dozen arrests per night, hundreds of criminals—gangsters, robbers, immigration violators—have been scooped up by federal forces in D.C. Dozens of illegal guns have been confiscated. Homeless encampments? Cleared. Drugs—fentanyl and more? Gone. Federal Patrols, Park Police, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After the 1973 US Supreme Court ruled in the landmark decision Roe V. Wade, which established a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, the Republican Party decided to hitch its wagon to overturning that ruling. Right-leaning evangelicals as well as Catholics were proactively and aggressively courted by the party. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Destroying democracy” — the latest theme of the left — can be defined in many different ways. How about attempting to destroy constitutional, ancient, and hallowed institutions simply to suit short-term political gains? So, who in 2020, and now once again, has boasted about packing the 156-year-old, nine-justice Supreme ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former President Barack Obama railed against Texas for attempting a mid-decade redistricting to create more Republican U.S. House seats. On social media, Obama said: “We can’t lose focus on what matters — right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I was in graduate school, one of my mentors (Dr. Carson Lee, RIP), gave me a copy of a book written by Jonathan Kozol titled “Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools.” The book is a powerful firsthand ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s with some discomfort that I consider the possibility that Trump’s radical immigration agenda will lead to better immigration policies. The discomfort comes from the cruelty involved: the roughing up of good people who’ve been quietly working, the celebrations of brutal incarceration, the racially tinged rhetoric. Hope comes in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “When you have people that are this extreme, they will do anything and everything to maintain power. The only thing that will stop them is us.” – Rep. Jasmine Crockett We are living through a moment that demands clarity, resolve, and truth. Across this country, communities are calling for leadership ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Vice President JD Vance’s handling of the press is masterful, and some of his interactions with them have taken on iconic status. For example, in January, Vance was being interviewed by Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.” While asking Vance about the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Brennan protested that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump knows a good deal when he sees one. He also knows that a good deal can fail if the rules are stacked against it. That is the reality facing America’s freight rail system today. The proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger has the potential to be ...