(ThyBlackMan.com) When racial oppression gets so bad in this country, when Blacks say enough is enough and respond in kind to the violence the system routinely metes out on us and their responses threaten the status quo, the ruling class goes into conniptions calling for “law and order.” Law and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the leaves start falling, we know autumn is around the corner. When the snow begins to fall on the east coast, we know that Thanksgiving and Christmas can’t be far behind. When Hillary Clinton opens her mouth, we know she is lying and after the party conventions, we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two brutal realities about the drug war that have long been recognized by many. One is that the drug war is a war on mostly poor, inner city Blacks. They are the ones most often arrested, fined and jailed for long stretches. The other is that the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Gallup reports that the percentage of Americans expressing interest in the Olympic Games, which have just begun in Brazil, is way below the last four Olympics. In the previous four Olympic Games, going back to 2000, when they were held in Sydney, Australia, Americans saying they planned to watch a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re in the middle of a so-called economic recovery, but the bottom 99% of earners aren’t feeling it. In fact, the only people who are doing better today are the already wealthy citizens who are watching their incomes soar higher than ever. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Well, the party is over and the machine has prevailed. Our attempt to revive democracy in the electoral arena failed. Still, we owe Bernie Sanders so much. He has raised consciousness and expectations while others appealed to fear and told us there is no alternative to the corporate power. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The media, complicit with elitists in both political parties, are trying to “Sarah Palin” Donald Trump. Sarah Palin was a rock star when she gained national attention in 2008 as John McCain’s vice-presidential pick. She articulated the message of We the People clearly and concisely. Her record of accomplishment ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In Columbus, Ohio, two African American police officers filed formal complaints against a white police officer, charging that this White officer made racial slurs and threatened to kill them. It took the Columbus Police Department a year to investigate the charges, but when the investigation was completed, the White ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The news that the two LAPD officers Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas who gunned down Ezell Ford in 2014 have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the LAPD for their treatment was galling and infuriating. But it also again cast the ugly glare on the question that still dangles. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) 1. INTRODUCTION. Refugee status is not permanent, it ought to have a duration and that duration is very much decided by what is happening on the ground. Regardless of their circumstances and past deeds, no group of people must be treated like the “dregs” of humanity for life. In ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We expect to hear a lot of lies during an election year, and this year is certainly no exception. What is surprising is how old some of these lies are, and how often they have been shown to be lies, years ago or even decades ago. One of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s about time the US had a powerful, viable Opposition Party leader. It would be a lot easier if Congress allowed for formal opposition representation, but it is not impossible within the current structure. It would also fit the description of politically revolutionary, from an American congressional perspective. Formal ...