(ThyBlackMan.com) A few months back, former Fox News star Megyn Kelly was fired from her short stint at NBC ostensibly for asking on air, “What’s wrong with blackface?” In truth, her firing probably had more to do with her humongous contract and abysmal ratings. But she clearly didn’t think there was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During the month of February in America we celebrate Black History Month. As we celebrate the achievements of Blacks in the making of this great country, I can’t help but think about the state of the Black community in 2019. The state of our Black union is depressing! We, as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While the idea of widespread red-light and speed cameras might seem relatively neutral, the truth is that they disproportionately hurt the most disadvantaged drivers. Throughout America, cities have been implementing these traffic cameras in an effort to make roads safer overall. Some have argued that, since the traffic tickets are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently enjoyed an evening with Cornel West, a figure who is unquestionably the most profound cultural critic and philosopher Black America has been gifted with over the past three decades. Anyone who has either read or listened to West can attest to his expansive knowledge base and never-ending commitment ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The mainstream media continue to embarrass themselves and mislead the American people in their relentless pursuit of negative stories about President Trump. For the past two years, mainstream media outlets have relentlessly attacked the President and his policies, publishing false and uncorroborated reports that call into question the existence of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Extremely respectful and supportive of Islam, Obama was more hostile to Christianity than any other U.S. president. https://bit.ly/2plTsy0 With the election of president Trump, prayer has made a striking comeback in the political arena. Everywhere I turn, I hear people asking fellow Americans to pray for our president. During a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In forming our personal, as opposed to group, identity we each are a mix of ancestry, upbringing and choice. And while these pieces may not be in equal measure, they all play important parts in determining who we are. To celebrate African ancestry, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo proclaimed 2019 “The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a retired detective, former firearms instructor and former executive protective agent, I am not afraid of guns. But oddly enough I have noticed most African-Americans are. Guns are not dangerous. Guns are plastic and metal with no mind of their own. Firearms take on the character and behavior of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ralph Northam has to go! There’s no way he can continue as the Governor of Virginia. This is a painful sentence to write, but a necessary one. I’ve covered the Governor at a debate, a ribbon cutting, and a few other small events. I’ve met him a handful of times. I sincerely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A long time ago my father worked for the post office – one of the ideal jobs that African Americans acquired and stayed with near the end of the civil rights movement of the 60s. My dad missed 3 days of work total in a 32 year period. And yet ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, Kamala Harris announced that she was running for President Of The United States In 2020 and casual black people like my stepdad who blindly loved Obama celebrated this announcement, but real intellectual black people like myself who hated Obama didn’t celebrate this at all because we did our research ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., announced her candidacy for the 2020 presidential race, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews asked a black guest whether Harris is “seen as African-American.” The guest promptly assured a relieved Matthew: “Yes, I think she’s seen as African-American. The fact that she was at Howard University today … ...