(ThyBlackMan.com) In March of last year, days after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed new voting reform legislation, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said, “This legislation is unacceptable. It is a step backwards … and needs to be remedied, and we will continue to advocate for it both in private and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If anyone needed a reminder that racism isn’t solely an American issue, one need only watch media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You’ll find racism not only in the way reporters discuss the invasion but also in the treatment of Africans and other non-white people. The media’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whenever the Summer and Winter Olympics are near, there are always questions about whether athletes will participate in political demonstrations. This is especially true in recent Olympics due to more professional athletes speaking out about social issues over the past decade. Athletes like Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Naomi Osaka ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Russia’s war on Ukraine comes at a moment of political weakness for President Joe Biden. His job approval rating is low, low enough to drag down his party’s chances in the midterms, Americans are angry watching their standard of living diminished by inflation, there is lingering frustration about the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the weekend I watched “Women of the Movement,” an episodic series about the life and death of Emmett Till and the lifelong struggle for justice for his lynching by his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. We know how it ends, and yet I still had to watch. Some say this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I hope to God that this is the last column I will ever have to write about South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn. I cannot express adequately the level of reverence and respect I have for him. He is a Civil Rights legend and one of the most brilliant political ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Happy Black History Month! The month of February, the shortest month of the year, when some Black entertainers, inventors, historians, civil rights leaders are remembered for their contributions to society. We remember Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Rosa Parks and even occasionally the history books and media will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is with profound joy that I write these words today: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been nominated to become our nation’s first Black woman Supreme Court Justice. From a pool of outstanding Black women attorneys, jurists and legal scholars, President Biden has chosen Judge Jackson for her stellar ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In sports, we describe people like N.B.A. great Michael Jordan as a generational talent; meaning their skill set is so great that they will dominate their profession and have a lasting legacy that will transcend many generations. As I reflect on my personal interactions with Virginia’s new governor, Glenn ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Across the country, we are witnessing the continued trend of Republican leaders passing measures that make it harder for Black and poor people to vote. In Georgia’s Spaulding County, two Republican officials created a new law that only applies to the county to elect a fifth member of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This weekend’s closing ceremony in Beijing brought an end to one of the most disappointing Olympics in decades in terms of U.S. viewership and overall interest. Although NBC will not say whether it lost money broadcasting the Games, the Associated Press captured the disappointing fortnight succinctly: “These Olympics were a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During his campaign, President Biden promised to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Now he has a chance to fulfill that promise with the announced retirement of liberal Justice Stephen Breyer. Biden should look beyond career judges to someone who can represent the interests of the people—former ...