(ThyBlackMan.com) For at least 700 years, a variety of cities, towns, and prominent families have adopted the Latin phrase Semper Fidelis – “Always Faithful” – as their motto. A couple centuries into this tradition, various military units throughout the world began to do the same. The United States Marine Corps is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Gun control has proven to be a national debate that continually fails to render any real legislation. Seems as though out lawmakers run circles around their rhetoric. Everyone agrees that there is a problem with gun violence, but no one seems to want to come to terms with what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “His mental illness screamed of profits prioritized over people … His Blackness disquieted the American ideals and sensibilities that proclaim us all equal. His existence, on that train, on that day, exposed just how poorly America cares for her people and how poorly we care for one another.” — Brittany ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The story of America has always been one of struggle, resilience, and rebirth. As a vast tapestry woven with different threads of history, culture, and people, one of the most critical threads is the African-American story. In the complex narrative of American history, one date stands out: June 19th, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R) has joined the throng of Republicans seeking to unseat the former President as the frontrunner of that party.. So far, he is polling in the single digits, but he has $22 million left from his last Senatorial race that he can use for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For much of Black America, having adequate cash to cover monthly bills or small business overhead has historically been an ongoing challenge. But over the coming days, the nation’s coffers could also lack adequate cash and credit to cover its bills. The debt limit is the total amount of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I believe strongly in tradition and culture. Change is good when it improves the culture, and it serves all the people. I always start out wanting support my people, and it usually warms my heart to see a Black woman doing great things. The combination of these things caused ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Back in 2015, I can distinctly remember telling myself and others that the damage of a Trump presidency would last longer than a four-year term. I knew then I would be right, but, at the time, could not imagine just how right I would be. Anyone who knew Trump, in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since most players in professional basketball and football are Black, it should come as no surprise that many high-profile Black athletes have become role models to young admirers who are also Black. Athletes such as football legend Jim Brown reached the professional ranks by overcoming tremendous odds with determination, perseverance, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nestled within the nation’s capital, the historic Howard University stands, its hallowed halls echoing with the pulsating hopes and dreams of a generation eager to carve out their niche in the world. This illustrious institution, a historically Black university, has always been a beacon, a lighthouse guiding ambitious, capable ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2007 a relatively unknown Senator from Illinois by the name of Barack Hussein Obama entered the frays of the public spotlight by running for President of the United States. His charisma, his young looks, his family, and arguably his mannerisms and articulation made him a very attractive – ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Advocates for gun control can never actually define what gun control means. There is also not a uniformed agreement of what gun control should look like. This is exactly why we have over five-thousand laws on the books from the municipal to the federal level surrounding various gun control ...