(ThyBlackMan.com) This past weekend I had the chance to be part of a historic event in Washington, DC. Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF) hosted their fourth annual Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel. We had a packed house for both the Saturday evening VIP ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I listen to the news about the 2016 Presidential election religiously. What amazes me is that so many have just discovered that Blacks and Latinos will play such a decisive role in the 2016 election. Didn’t we do that in 2008, 2012 and many other elections? Okay, so Blacks ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) George Orwell said, “But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” Gore Vidal elaborated on that insight, saying, “As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate.” And John Milton predicted, “When language in common use in any country ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first heard that the Congressional Black Caucus had endorsed Hillary Clinton, I couldn’t believe my ears. And yes, I said the Congressional Black Caucus. The debate over whether or not every member of the caucus agreed with the PAC’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton is nothing but a political ploy. It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A funny thing happened to me on my way to writing this blog. Two stories came out that were so unbelievably outrageous, ridiculous, and absurd that I had to say something: Now that Republican Governor Rick Snyder has succeeded in poisoning the water supply for Flint MI., Republican presidential ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In an election year, politicians tend to be light on policy specifics (closer to Donald Trump’s platitudes than to Mitt Romney’s 59-point jobs plan). That’s because revealing too much too soon creates a target that opponents can attack for a longer period of time. Paul Ryan recognized this in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If our people are to survive and thrive for generations to come, each of us must take a positive and proactive role to insure that survival. As African Americans, each of us has the responsibility to preserve, protect, unify, uplift and increase the population of our people. and only ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Stunning pundits who said a conservative could not score high in New Hampshire, congrats to Ted Cruz for finishing strong in the primary. Okay folks, here is why Ted Cruz is eligible to be president according to the Constitution. First, I wish to give a shout-out to my dear ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Washington, DC – Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF) announces its Fourth Annual “Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon™” to be held at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 12 Noon. This year’s celebration includes an entertainment-filled VIP Reception on Saturday, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Without a doubt, Senator Marco Rubio performed poorly in the first part of the New Hampshire debate. Even he admits it. Governors Chris Christie and Jeb Bush spent the days after the Iowa Caucus openly declaring war on Rubio’s ascendant campaign–questioning Marco Rubio’s conservative convictions and casting him as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been hard to sit back and watch the first bi-racial president systematically dismantle our constitution over the last seven years. It’s only natural for a black conservative like myself to want to see the first black Republican president reverse the course. This is why it pains me to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am looking forward to Nov. 8 and to voting for Hillary Rodham Clinton to lead the United States. I am so extremely excited that a woman of character, experience, and discernment can lead our nation. Even as I look forward to the November vote, I am fully enjoying ...