(ThyBlackMan.com) In the past there were so many hangings, beatings, shootings and bombings. They went without justice being applied. During the past few decades, we have shown national outrage from Emmitt Till, Mississippi civil rights workers shootings, Rodney King, etc., and now we have the heartbreaking death of little Trayvon ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Barack Obama movingly spoke of the “pain” most African-Americans felt at the acquittal of George Zimmerman. But Obama didn’t speak solely because he felt obliged to make a generic observation about the anger of most blacks toward the verdict, or even out of remembrance of the fight he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The George Zimmerman verdict was a return to Jim Crow justice. The ONLY solid evidence in this case was that George Zimmerman stalked, approached, and killed an innocent Black child. That was proven. Everything else was simply the word of a murderer trying to justify his crime. . We ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I can’t take it anymore. I can’t keep quiet for another second. WE HAVE TO TALK! Come on people! What in the hell is wrong with Rev. Al Sharpton? I know that many of us will have major issues in our marriages to separate and sometimes eventually divorce. But ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the 2008 presidential election, Blacks were the largest voting bloc for Barack Obama (as a percentage)—96 percent. In 2012, Obama received 93 percent of the Black vote, again the largest percentage of any voting bloc. What type of return on their votes has the Black community received? Zero. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The most recent Supreme Court session ended with several blockbuster decisions, two of which involved civil rights and voting rights. These decisions were cheered by some but almost all in the civil rights community and many political leaders including President Obama declared the decisions to be troubling and wrong. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I couldn’t help but notice that the rapper Jay-Z finally spoke up on his so-called beef with entertainment legend Harry Belafonte. Harry called out today’s entertainers, many of whom seem to avoid any and all uncomfortable controversy so they can max out their bank accounts. Beyond a few ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was elated upon hearing the not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial. It gave me hope that America has not yet totally succumb to the tyranny of Political Correctness. It is refreshing that the jury was not willing to sacrifice the life of an innocent man on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like nearly every other normal person in this country, I woke up depressed. It felt like the day after a funeral, when you somehow find yourself wondering, “This can’t be it. There’s got to be another option.” When I heard the judge utter the words “Not guilty” in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Candidly, blacks as a race of people in the United States of America are in serious trouble. They are not in deep trouble because of the many issues facing them, such as impending comprehensive immigration reform – more about that later; the highest unemployment rate of any working group ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Barack Obama has concluded his three-country tour of Africa. He visited Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. Most presidential trips overseas have a pre-determined outcome: to sign an agreement, to promote a foreign policy objective, or to reward an ally, etc. Not so in this instance. Barack Obama seems to be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The other day, a friend of mine called to tell me that the Congressional Black Caucus was finally getting a chance to meet with President Obama. I think that he was excited, as if this meeting actually meant something. I looked at my friend with an empty stare and ...