(ThyBlackMan.com) “The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” Gaylord Nelson One thing that prevents us from moving forward, economically and otherwise, is ego. Many of our leaders are unwilling to elevate the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the media jumped all over Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy last week for his comments about how the Benghazi hearings have driven Hillary Clinton’s polling numbers down; I couldn’t help but reflect on what my buddy once told me: When the night has come And the land is dark ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) From the moment he surfaced in 2013 as White conservatives’ latest “Great Black Hope,” Dr. Ben Carson has made any number of offensive remarks typical of the conservative commentary of the Obama years. But early last week, apparently goaded by a GOP presidential primary that’s set a cesspool-level standard ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Good Riddance! The impending departure of Speaker of the House John Boehner gives the House Republicans a real opportunity to accomplish something. But an opportunity is not a guarantee. It is a little like a football team being first down and goal at the ten-yard line. You have a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Family Research Council is deeply concerned about the status of Black America. That’s why two of our top researchers issued an important study on the present condition of black families. Titled “The State of the Black Family in America,” this February 2015 report was compiled by FRC Senior Fellow, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You may want to write this down because I don’t say it very often. Perhaps we should follow the shining example of the Republican Party in one very significant way. The Grand Old Party – formerly known as the “party of Lincoln” – abolished the sinister practice of slavery ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Well… on Facebook there are several discussions about what a person’s political view could,or couldn’t. be. The answers that have presented themselves have been a meditation piece for about a month now and it has raised many questions…. With every passing day one can believe that pride does come ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Donald Trump first spoke about his intentions to run for President and called out Mexicans and Hispanics in general, here’s what happened. Yes, there were protests in the streets by Latinos who felt they had been insulted by Trump, but further action was taken, not by Latinos but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I love Kanye West’s music. Now that we’ve gotten that out the way, I must say that over the years I’ve loved less and less of the person Kanye West presents himself to be. For me, Kanye ain’t been right since his mama died. Rest in Peace Ms. Donda. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush knew exactly what he was doing when he insulted African-American voters by alleging that the Democrats buy their votes with “free stuff.” In fact, it was no accident that he hurled his slur at Democrats at a campaign stop in South Carolina. Bush is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Isn’t it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, you in mid-air… Where are the clowns?” I have a new appreciation for “Send in the Clowns” – as sung by Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, and Frank Sinatra among many others. Ben Carson is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The political story of the year by far is the sudden resignation of House Speaker, John Boehner. His announcement last Friday sent tectonic shock waves throughout the body politic. Boehner’s resignation was a direct result of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy; not Trump the person, but rather what Trump represents. ...