(ThyBlackMan.com) A few weeks ago I wrote a column titled, “Republican Presidential Candidates Lack Diversity.” I called out Republican presidential campaigns for not having any Blacks on staff or as consultants. I received several phone calls from various campaigns with them expressing their “disappointment” in my piece; they didn’t deny ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) About a week ago, prospective Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and former Governor Martin O’Malley were on the campaign trail when Black Lives Matter protestors stormed a room at a meeting in Phoenix, Arizona and demanded that the 2016 presidential candidates say the names of black people killed by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My email account was on fire, everyone excited about Sen Ted Cruz calling Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor. Cruz cited each of Obama’s unprecedented unlawful power grabs and repeals of our freedoms that the GOP promised to block, only to stab us (We ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “For more than a century ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents such as my encounter with Castro to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since the inception of American slavery, Black women have been the cornerstone of Black life. The majority of them spent many years, months and days slaving over hot stoves simply to quell the hunger pangs of sedentary, satanic slave masters. They were the lucky ones. The not-so-lucky female slaves ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After six years in office, I am amazed that Black folks continue to blindly follow the machinations of president Obama and his administration. In less than eight years, Obama has radically changed the fabric of America more than all the other 43 previous presidents combined. America is totally unrecognizable ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) They are Jesse Jacksonizing Donald Trump. Every reporter that covers his story is always sure to say that he can’t win the nomination. Is that so? Isn’t he leading by a wide margin against 15 other candidates, each commanding but a sliver of support? They did the same thing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know. I know. As a veteran political activist, I am suppose to be extremely upset with Donald Trump, out there saying what some on both sides of the political aisle consider to be outrageous things. But folks, I cannot help myself. It is thrilling to watch someone in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The outrage over another multiple murder of American military personnel on American soil by another Islamic extremist has been exacerbated by the fact that these military people had been ordered to be unarmed — and therefore sitting ducks. Millions of American civilians have also been forbidden to have guns, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now that the confederate flag has been taken down, complete with honor guard and pomp and circumstance, what are Black folks going to do now? Another question is, “what does the math of the aftermath look like?” Everything boils down to economics/business at some point, so let’s take a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The gay population is only 2%. http://bit.ly/1faCE6v Rush said despite their 2% number, they are succeeding in everything they want. He said the majority is just sitting idly by letting it happen. Rush asked his audience of millions, why? “Why is there no uprising against it…why is there no ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chattanooga, Tennessee is a beautiful, small city bordering the Tennessee River. I’ve been blessed enough to have visited Chattanooga many times over the years – either individually, with friends, or with family members. Some of the best food I’ve ever had was there. Some of the nicest people I’ve ...