(ThyBlackMan.com) Five years after the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) infamous “autopsy” report was issued, the party’s standing within the Black community, continues to get worse. This autopsy report was the RNC’s cynical attempt to provide political cover for the party’s incompetence after Mitt Romney’s devastating presidential election loss to former ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Black Panthers was the nickname of the 761st all-Black tank unit in World War Two. They were one of the best, if not the best, tank outfit in General Patton’s army. They fought in several fierce engagements and won numerous commendations including the Congressional Medal of Honor. They were ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again and again? Those were the questions posed by President Lyndon Johnson to The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly called the Kerner Commission, which issued its response fifty years ago this month. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I had a fascinating phone conversation with a longtime black friend. Though we’ve had passionate political clashes over the years including periods of not speaking, we remain friends. He is a clergyman and college professor in his 70s. While discussing black movies, “Fences”, “Get Out” and “Black Panther”, my friend ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the world of business, it’s very easy to get carried away with your sense of importance. After all, your innovations are the driving force that can take the company great things. However, you’d be very naïve to think that your personal input is the only key factor to deciding ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before we discuss violence with guns, I’d like to run a couple of questions by you. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day nearly 30 Americans die in motor vehicle crashes that involve drunk driving. What kind of restrictions should be placed on automobile ownership? Should ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Oprah is doing the best she can. She is insecure. She is a liberal. She promotes women, but doesn’t seem to respect men. She does not stand against evil, but rather, promotes it. Oprah Winfrey believes in “racism” (which does not exist, and never has). She said so-called “racist” older ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) FIRST we have to declare that there is a clear distinction between ‘gentrification’ and ‘ethnic cleansing’ the gentrification process can occur naturally and voluntarily the people of a neighborhood who have been long time residents can be approached by large developers or a local government and asked to sell their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I already realize that those who know me well will state that I am biased in regards to speaking about the enormous utility of education in on-going efforts to uplift African-American males out of what most would agree is a death spiral that has already extinguished too many bright futures ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now to the logistics for making our schools safer. Arm select teachers and administrators who have previous law enforcement or military experience. Clearly the school ROTC instructor does. Require 10% of new hire applicants to have previous backgrounds in law enforcement or military experience. Because they likely have guns already, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Barack Obama spoke at the 12th annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, MA, many of us scratched our heads as to why the event was off-the-record. No photography, recording, or social media posting about Obama’s appearance was allowed. Obviously, he would not be talking about golf. But, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Department of Justice is requesting an addition to the 2020 census form that could have wide ranging effects, changing everything from how congressional seats are apportioned to how federal funds are distributed. DOJ has asked the Commerce Department, which oversees the census process, to add a question about immigration ...