(ThyBlackMan.com) During his lifetime, Martin Luther King, Jr. repeatedly went to jail for violating many of our nation’s unjust laws, such as peacefully protesting racial discrimination. His indefatigable pursuit of justice compelled him to voluntarily endure this indignity. Generally speaking, he was released from incarceration after a relatively brief period. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is estimated based on population projections that in the year 2045, individuals classified by the US Census as being white will no longer be the majority grouping in the US. In that year, Hispanic/Latinx citizens will comprise 29% of the population followed by Blacks at 13% and Asians ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One can only wonder what would have happened if the tech elites had heeded the prophetic warning of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1965, he warned that “unless guided by God’s spirit”, modern technology could transform our society into a “devastating Frankenstein” bringing our earthly life to ashes. Now some 60 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the midst of our rightful concern and support for the many oppressed and struggling peoples of the world, the people of Haiti must also remain at the center of our moral consideration in ongoing active and effective ways. This is said in full recognition and respect of the numerous sites ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Years ago, young people used to wear a wristband that said WWJD, or What Would Jesus Do? Today, we should have a real or imaginary wristband that says WWMD, or what would Martin Do. Why? On Dr. King’s birthday, January 15, liberals and conservatives invoked the name and memory ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “The Lost Cause mythology was more than bad history. It provided the intellectual justification for Jim Crow — not just in the former Confederacy, but everywhere systemic racism denied Black citizens equal citizenship and economic rights … That’s why the recent retreat to Lost Cause mythos is troubling. One ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re hearing so many words in the news these days that we don’t normally hear. We need to get acquainted with them because leading up to the 2024 election, some candidates have made it clear if they’re elected, things will be changing. You need to take that into account ...
Uniting a Fractured Nation: Lessons from Frederick Douglass and the Readjusters in American History.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Even Ron DeSantis had to admit, when pressed at a CNN townhall, January 6 was a bad day for America. Invariably, following this past week’s anniversary of the insurrection, we’re forced to ask ourselves: Will we ever be able to pull this country back together again? It’s a reasonable ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Who remembers the Cold War? American values won. Democracy and capitalism won. The fall of the U.S.S.R. occurred without a single shot being fired or any troops being deployed. The Soviet Union had severe economic problems, and its system of government – communism – failed. Our enemies would love ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Joe Biden, on the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol building riot, gave a fiery speech in which he condemned former President Donald Trump for allegedly causing an “insurrection.” Biden said: “For the first time in our history, insurrectionists had come to a stop the peaceful ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to a 2022 Gallup survey, the average retirement age in the U.S. is 61. In 1991, the average age was 57. According to the same study, people still working in 2022 expected to retire at age 66 on average. The numbers show that people are deciding to wait longer ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a stunning reversal, Dr. Claudine Gay abruptly abdicated the presidency at Harvard. Having done so, the first Black president of America’s most prestigious university has spared it from some ignominious fate. There is no telling how much irreparable harm might have been visited upon the Crimson had Dr. ...