(ThyBlackMan.com) “Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted. Freedom and justice must be struggled for by the oppressed of all lands and races, and the struggle must be continuous, for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I can’t remember when I met Dr. Olivia Hooker, a Tulsa Massacre survivor, the first African American woman to serve in the Coast Guard (she wanted to serve as a Navy WAVE – or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services – but they weren’t accepting African Americans). I remember aspects ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The NFL has yet again decided to desecrate the sacred American sport of football, a sport that has united Americans for decades, by playing the divisive Black national anthem before the Super Bowl. The idea of their being a Black national anthem shouldn’t rub anyone the wrong way. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) America’s debt crisis is no longer a distant concern; it’s an immediate threat with immediate consequences. Some politicians — perhaps realizing that it’s become more difficult to ignore the problem and avoid repercussions — are turning to executive action. This includes the Trump administration’s embrace of Elon Musk’s increasingly ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I don’t know who you are and I don’t know why you like this guy (Trump). I think what you like about him; he appears to be strong and the rest of us are weak… That’s what he’s selling…Here’s what you’re buying…He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot. He doesn’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was blessed to attend Grambling University as my first of several colleges and universities after high school. The master of college football was there at that time. I don’t have to tell most of you that I am talking about the great Coach Eddie Robinson. I remember a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Americans are caring people. It’s an attribute that should make us proud. When a local television station covers a family facing a crisis, hundreds of local citizens respond with services and financial support. Charity is good for the soul, and it is good for our communities. We care enough ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A “special government employee,” wealthy beyond the dreams of Croesus, chose as his first target the poorest and most vulnerable people on Earth. On Sunday evening, Elon Musk and his peach-fuzz goons locked employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development out of their email accounts, shut down the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A difference between the Democratic party of the 1960’s and 70’s, and today’s Democratic party is, the primary interest of Democrats of the past, was in building a more perfect union, while possibly the interest of the Democratic party of today, is in building a more perfect, and powerful ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s hard to keep up with Trump’s first weeks in office. President Trump has let loose a flurry of executive orders, policy ideas, memos, promises and outrageous statements that range from pardoning 1,500 insurrectionists to blaming a tragic mid-air plane collision on DEI. It’s all part of Trump’s age-old ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Following the 2024 presidential election, Democratic leaders seem to have lost their will to fight against Donald Trump, MAGA, and the Project 2025 agenda. As a result, the American people—including Trump voters, will suffer due to not having a political party in the ring fighting on their behalf. Democratic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the days following President Barack Obama’s first inauguration, the preparations for Black History Month felt especially joyful. That was a moment when the entire nation could see Black history and American history being written at the same time. The record-breaking sea of nearly two million multicolored faces of ...