(ThyBlackMan.com) As Juneteenth, now federalized as Juneteenth National Independence Day, takes its place as the main focus among the many emancipation celebrations in this country, it is good to reflect on it and reaffirm constantly its central and sustaining meaning and message for us. Let us reaffirm at the outset ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Of the 40,000-plus practiced religions around the world, no following has been more persecuted than those of the Christian faith. Christians have been targeted to the point of being martyred for their beliefs dating back to early Rome in the first century of the Christian era and continue to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When serving as then-President Donald Trump’s attorney in 2018, Rudy Giuliani was a guest on the Sunday morning show “Meet the Press.” During the interview with host Chuck Todd, Giuliani gave what appeared to have been a contradictory and confusing comment that explains how supporters of the former president ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just two years ago, in 2021, The Senate unanimously passed legislation to make Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the legislation with just fourteen holdouts, mostly among Southern Republicans. It is unlikely that this legislation would get such overwhelming support today, as so ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While some 37% of voters say that they believe former President Trump should be indicted, another 48% believe it is politically motivated, but the charges are righteously sought. 16% of those polled suggests no position on the matter. Where do you stand? No matter what your political affiliation or what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I woke up a few days ago expecting, almost hoping, that my day would be sufficiently uneventful so as not to aggravate my spirit. Instead, while listening to “The View,” I heard Senator Tim Scott proclaim, “There is no Systemic Racism in America.” He attempted to justify his assertion by using ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks outside Okatie Ale House in Bluffton, South Carolina, on Friday, June 2, 2023. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been touted as the presidential candidate who offers Trump without the drama, a Trump who can win rather than lose. He was supposedly able to forge ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Legend has it that in the Spring of 1863 a few months after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the Slaves in the rebellion (seceded) states a group of Black Union Soldiers were on a scouting mission in the southern area of Texas based out of Louisiana ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The timeless texts and teaching of Haji Malcolm X are a vital contribution to defining and reaffirming the indispensable, urgent and ongoing need to cultivate and sustain critical consciousness in the service and interests of our people, our liberation struggle and the good of the world. Indeed, his teachings ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recent disclosures have plunged the FBI back into a storm of controversy due to its abuse of the robust surveillance tool Section 702, with almost 300,000 incidents recorded in 2020 and early 2021. The unsettling instances of misuse encompass searches connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Don Lemon you saw in the morning is the same Don Lemon I used to watch at night. I admit I had my concerns about him leaving the night line up. I wondered if it was going to put him on the path to getting fired. There are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every generation is blessed to have examples of poise, character, strength and class. Every role model has had challenges to face that can seem larger than life at times; it is how they manage and overcome said challenges that make people want to follow them. Black history is filled ...