(ThyBlackMan.com) In the 1990s, I and my distinguished colleague Charlotte Ponticelli had the privilege of working with Dr. Clyde Snow, one of the world’s foremost experts in forensic anthropology, who played an instrumental role in bringing justice to Argentina by uncovering the mass graves left behind by the country’s “Dirty War.” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To attend the Indianapolis Colts game where the number of the legendary Peyton Manning was to be retired, Vice President Mike Pence, a former governor of Indiana, flew back from Las Vegas. With him in the stadium was wife Karen. In honor of Manning, she wore a No. 18 jersey ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How do you kill the Second Amendment? One regulation at a time. As far as I’m concerned, law-abiding citizens should be allowed to own a fully automatic machine gun or even a bazooka if they’d like. Guns aren’t the issue, God is. I have little tolerance for gun-control advocates. Slaves ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every few weeks our lives are interrupted by breaking news about innocent people being gunned down in classrooms, movie theaters, night clubs, churches and most recently an outdoor concert. During these highly stressful times, we stop what we are doing to reflect on the preciousness and fragility of life, we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A sniper attacked concert attendees in Las Vegas and killed and wounded hundreds. Now we must grieve for the community while the fools around us try to leverage this attack for their political agenda. As always, the calls for “gun control” has already started, and the political movement is dominating ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly concerned with the possibility that President Trump “could try to pardon people in his circle even before prosecutors charge anyone with a crime.” In previous columns I anticipated the fact that the pardoning power would likely pose a challenge to the presently haphazard ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, I must first acknowledge the senseless taking of lives in Las Vegas. My prayers of condolence reach out to those directly victimized and those suffering the loss of family and friends. However one might search, there’s no rationalization that can support the inhumanity of that act. For the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It wasn’t supposed to happen. But Donald Trump was elected president. Establishment politicians, Washington pundits, foreign governments, and just about everyone else was shocked, even horrified. They tried to maintain business as usual. Even Republican Party big-wigs hoped nothing much would change. However, the president has been busy working to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I saw the footage of the island of Puerto Rico destroyed by Hurricane Maria my heart crumbled. I found myself ravaged by my own tears. Once gathering my emotions, and calming my laments to a sob, I found myself needing to pray for the people and the land. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently in Maryland, The State opened up a new $35 million “youth detention facility” in Baltimore that The State claims “will change the lives of troubled youth” I find it ironic, but not, that the state chose to open up this new “youth detention facility” in Baltimore, which has a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are a few things we need to clarify before we can go any further. Puerto Ricans are AMERICANS, and they are human beings. They deserve to be treated with compassion, and dignity. How much more do we need to see to understand that Trump is not a president that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I understand how the political system works. Trump is in the White House, so that makes Melania Trump First Lady of this country. With that understanding, I admit it felt as if she looked down at the masses for quite some time from her aerie in Trump Tower. American tax ...