(ThyBlackMan.com) It is widely understood that we as a country are in fact governed under a system called a Republic; in long form a Constitutional Federated Representative Republic – a form of a Democracy. However, we have a political faction that insists on justifying their intrepidness in usurping our foundational ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “We are not aware of any other case in which a state legislature — faced with a federal court order declaring thorat its electoral plan unlawfully dilutes minority votes and requiring a plan that provides an additional opportunity district — responded with a plan that the state concedes does ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s an African proverb it goes “When you want to measure the wellness of a community you ask: ‘How are the children doing?’” In America, the answer is very clear on how it treats its children. It is the same answer as it treats its middle aged and seniors. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All sides on this issue are not telling the whole truth, largely because all sides refused to accept the truth and their role in the conflict. Largely because they are sticking to their spiritual, cultural and historic beliefs. So I am going to give you an unbiased, objective assessment ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I have noted before, Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fear about the teaching of Black History in his state’s public schools probably resulted from his having read or heard about a February 1982 Ebony Magazine article “Why Black History Is Important To You.” Written by the great journalist/historian/author/master teacher, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I would like to keep this brief but I doubt I will be able to. Growing up I was fond of watching Laurel & Hardy movies. The comedy duo left me in stitches laughing as a child and left me with a catchphrase that I have yet to forget: ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here is a basic rule of government: the majority of the majority is supposed to run and control Congress. Anything less is the proverbial “tail wagging the dog.” Today’s Republican Party failed to read that memo. Last week, we witnessed eight Republicans – whose names should be infamously remembered ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) America owes much of its prominence and prosperity to the fact that it has led the world in popular education. Even without a public school system, we had the highest literacy in the world in the 19th century. We were among the first to provide public school to the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, ruthlessly killing over one thousand Jews in the name of their God and in furtherance of their desire for Israel’s land. These savages—as they may aptly be called—in concert with Iran and their disjointed Palestinian allies, have a single-minded goal: to obliterate ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reader Notice* This article is contextualized in research, yet it remains this writers educated, thoughtful and unbiased opinion. Richard J. Daley Got It Wrong as Well Riots occurred in many urban cities following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968. In Chicago, Mayor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is Nana Fannie Lou Hamer who reaffirmed the sacred teachings of our other honored ancestors’ emphasis on the moral obligation to remember when she taught that “there are two things we all should care about; never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While the first week of October represents Morgan State University’s week of homecoming events, many of those activities were either postponed or canceled, along with the cancellation of classes. Five people, aged 18 to 22, including four students, suffered non-life-threatening injuries after gunfire erupted on Morgan State’s campus. For ...