(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s always a bad idea for a writer to overstate his or her case or deal in hyperbole. It causes readers not to take the writer seriously, so let me choose my words carefully. The Republican Party has morped into a fascist, bigoted, un-American, and completely inept and irresponsible ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are some things in life which are just obvious – as a matter of fact, I refer to these things as Bravo-Foxtrot-Oscar (Blinding Flash of the Obvious). For example, states run by conservative governors do better than those run by progressive socialists — just compare Texas with California. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I sat and listened to Hannity on the radio recently, a Caucasian wealthy commentator, I just shook my head. He is representative of so many people in this country in denial because they cannot stomach the racism that exists in America. So they hide from it, make light ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I want you to take a little trip with me. Let’s go to a parallel universe together. Everything there is as it is here with three exceptions: What if all white Americans here and now are black Americans there and then – and vice versa? What if everyone in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) People have ranted and raved about the brilliant and inspirational speech given by President Barack Obama in Selma. I applaud the president’s willingness to speak, and we know that such speeches can serve to inspire those who care about the future of this country. However, it is also important ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Do – or do not. There is no try.” Master Yoda famously said that to Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.” The statement is as profound as it simple. Somebody that Hillary Rodham Clinton respects and listens to needs to speak that exact sentence to her ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Romper stomper stomper boo, tell me tell me tell me do. Magic mirror tell me today. About this country what should I say? Wow, I just realized old Mr. Rogers was casting spells using a mirror. But anyway, regarding America. You know the Bible says we should get the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One week after Alabama state troopers bludgeoned civil rights demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge outside Selma on March 7, 1965 a visibly shaken Lyndon Johnson called for and addressed a joint session of Congress. His message was clear. His administration would pull out all stops to pass a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Among the formal definitions for “acting the fool” are: one who is deficient in judgment, sense or understanding. Perhaps the dictionaries should add a new one: today’s Republican Party. February was a great month for those who think the GOP has become a dustbin of ideological extremists with no ...
(ThyBlackMan.com)Last month, in a clumsy attempt to recognize Black History Month, the influential conservative website Newsmax put out its list of the 100 Most Influential African-American Republicans. To put it mildly, let’s just say that it was about as well received as a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Five years ago Thomas Hagan was paroled after having served 44 years in prison for his part in the murder of black nationalist leader Malcolm X. Hagan, who went by the name “Talmadge Hayer” at the time of the murder, is the only one of a trio of convicted ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We need to know that Republican and Democratic parties are two sides of the same coin with different ways to use the middle and lower economic class. I am an African-American conservative, neither a democrat nor a republican. I voted for President Obama the first time because he was ...