(ThyBlackMan.com) Joe McCarthy was the infamous United States Senator who launched a witch hunt, known as the Red Scare of the 1950s, which falsely accused so many of being communists intending to destroy the country. Joe McCarthy finally got his comeuppance at a Congressional hearing when Atty. Joseph Nye Welch ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The the country and the world begin to focus on the upcoming 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, this is a good time to revisit the real goals of the March. Of course, it is most remembered for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Brother, sister, can we talk?! Here in the United States, we have an oppressive justice system, as confirmed by the United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, who is seeking to ameliorate the incarceration rate of blacks by taking actions concerning non-violent drug crimes that require mandatory sentencing. He is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Republican Party doesn’t want me or my vote. I’ve known that for quite some time; but with passing day, I am reminded more of this truth. Sure, it might consider recruiting me if I was the pastor of a mega-church with 50,000 congregants. I might be more attractive ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In quick succession in one week’s time, a protestor waves a sign “bye bye black sheep” and a small chorus chimes in and puts it to the popular song ditty of “Bye, Bye, Blackbird” in front of Desert Vista High School in Phoenix where President Obama spoke about housing finance ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today, my brain froze in its tracks. I found myself speechless, yet full of enough energy to power a nuclear warhead. The emotions bounced around my insides like disco lights, and I found myself more sensitive to my environment than I’d been since the day I came out of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Barack Obama faces a daunting challenge in reining in the National Security Agency’s surveillance program. The proposals that he floated include more civilian oversight, greater transparency, and a panel of experts to recommend even more reforms before the year is out. The proposals are a good first step to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t dislike Don Lemon, but I’ll admit that he’s never made me comfortable. The only time he’s ever interviewed me was during a segment about Tiger Woods a few years ago, and I picked up a peculiar arrogance in his voice and gestures that, quite frankly, threw me ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has done nothing, I repeat nothing, but talk for six months about how he’s going to attract more minority voters to the party. He thought he would keep up the charade at the RNC’s spring meeting in Los Angeles. In a move meant to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Harlem Democratic congressman Charles Rangel predictably took much heat when he flatly called the Tea Party “white crackers.” He said this is the bunch that fought civil rights. By that Charles Rangel meant the civil rights, and voting rights bills in the 1960s, and affirmative action programs from the 1970s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After reading my article, “The African American Black Man: The New Neanderthal?,” a very well-meaning gentleman said the following:. “I see what you’re trying to say, Eric, but your reference to Darwin in this context, however metaphorical, is disturbing. White supremacists have long invoked pseudo-Darwinian notions to justify their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have heard it said that in many cases, professional athletes really want to be rappers and rock stars. Actors and actresses want to be politicians. And as for politicians, some of them behave as if they want to be all of the above. What other explanation could there ...