(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a proverb, in the Holy Bible, you should be aware of, as you read this article. It’s Proverbs 18:24, which states: “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Having read that, your thoughts might ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Will Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) survive the COVID-19 pandemic? Unfortunately, it’s a legitimate topic of debate. As an HBCU graduate, I desperately want to believe that these invaluable institutions will survive. And for the sake of our country, I hope they do survive—for the ultimate measure of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While it might not be popular to say in the wake of the recent social disorder, the true plight of black people has little or nothing to do with the police or what has been called “systemic racism.” Instead, we need to look at the responsibilities of those running ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the peaceful protests and reprehensible riots end, we will be left with the need to face race relations in America once again. I believe black pastors across all denominations will have to play an active role in that process. But there is a dilemma. Pastor, place yourself in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As an African American who has held elected office at the state and local level, and served as the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Commission, I believe a full and frank discussion on issues of race and injustice is important. I also know too well that many ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s just be honest. The only reason people were brought from Africa to America was to be slaves. That is the ugly truth. And as I heard an extremely accurate, blunt, prolific and timely message given about this by a young Caucasian man recently, I was practically speechless as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Those who profess to favor freedom yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; they want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last year we met at an event we were both speaking at; I wrote a column about my encounter with you. I thought you were ignorant then, but I have now concluded that you are stupid. Ignorant is when a person just doesn’t know what the hell they are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What is it about conservatives that make them think that cavorting with the enemy will ever pay off? If conservatives spent half as much time with real Black conservatives as they do with radical Black liberals, you would have much greater participation of Blacks in the movement. I don’t know ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It would be disingenuous to feign surprise regarding the stream of athletes who have come forward to address the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am sure that we all agree that the murder of Black men by law enforcement officers has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m outraged, sickened, and heartbroken about the intentional suffocation of Mr. George Floyd, a black man. Such detestable actions by police officers are nothing less than a modern-day lynching. The long-term misguided demonization to people of color and the apparent reason for such loose cannon actions is unwarranted fear ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let us be clear: we need law enforcement. That is undeniably true. Having been abducted at gunpoint and saved by a white police officer myself, I will never deny the need for police. But I also cannot deny that we have a problem that is much larger and deeper ...