(ThyBlackMan.com) George Orwell, in his classic novel “1984” wrote, “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” Meaning, the ability to control the narrative conveys enormous power. That’s why the “1619 Project” is such a seminal work. In pushing the beginning of the nation’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Well, I’m sure I’ve got your attention now, with that provocative title! But I’m not kidding. I think President Donald Trump will win by an electoral landslide on Nov. 3 because of guns, black voters and the NFL. Let me explain this winning formula. First, guns. It’s hard to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Near the end of last year, I casually joked on my podcast that watching Joe Biden campaign was like watching a public service announcement about elder abuse. As with all good humor, it was based in truth, but it wasn’t until recently that I realized just how much truth there was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just what kind of cynical game are Democrats playing in keeping Joe Biden on their presidential ticket when everyone can see he is slipping? How long can this ruse continue? The real news is not that Biden is failing. It’s the Democrats’ fraud in pretending otherwise. They know he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s been a debate raging over the race of Jesus for as long as I can remember. But it never really interested me, because as far as I’m concerned, it really doesn’t matter. Because regardless of what race Jesus was, he was just another man. The only reason there’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Joe Biden’s frequent plagiarism has cost him his chance for the presidency before. History seems to be on the verge of repeating itself yet again. As is well-known by now, Joe Biden has plagiarized speeches from other politicians many times during his career, appropriating passages from the likes of Bobby ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With over 2 billion downloads worldwide, the Chinese owned viral dance app, TikTok is seemingly a pervasive success. Thanks to President Trump, it’s also front-page news. On July 31, President Trump threatened to ban the TikTok app in the United States. After a declaration that Microsoft was in talks to purchase TikTok, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former President Barack Obama once again pulled out the race card for political gain, consequences be damned. This time at the funeral of civil rights icon John Lewis, Obama compared President Donald Trump to not one but two racial segregationists, former Birmingham, Alabama, Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A Presidential candidate’s pick for his vice-presidential running mate has been the butt of endless jokes, ribs, and wisecracks. The ridicule of the vice presidency got even worse when vice presidential candidates debated. A Gallup poll measured the impact of VP debates between 1976 and 2008. It found that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) CNN’s media unit emails out a nightly newsletter titled “Reliable Sources.” The newsletter is not always reliable, since it has a slippery grasp on what its own network is putting on television and online. On Aug. 3, Oliver Darcy led the newsletter discussing what he described as an “imaginary ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Racism is ghastly in whatever form it comes in or whatever shape it takes. We all need to fight against it and here are seven ways you can do so. Learning to understand and recognize your privilege The first step to take when it comes to dealing with racial ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My initial exposure to John Lewis occurred while researching Black Panther Party for Self-Defense co-founder Huey P. Newton’s calamitous attempt to surrender control of his organization to the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). By the late-sixties, Huey P. Newton believed that his cadre had been infiltrated and driven into ...