(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a good thing in many ways that we Americans tend to believe in hope, but if you are truly listening to the Republican leader who is trying to get back into the White House, there is no doubt that he is getting more air time than the law ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Nov. 28, the family of former first lady Rosalynn Carter held a beautiful memorial service for her at the Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University. Guests included President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, former President Bill Clinton and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the early 1950s, E. Colin Cherry, with his work on audition and auditory stimuli operationalized the term “selective attention.” It was meant to describe processes humans employed while engaging in situations that required what he called ‘statistical filtering.’ Specifically how we as humans attend to certain stimuli for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently I’ve heard more people than usual say, “I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.” Let’s not get things confused, so don’t think you should stop there. Beware of how this country was brutally taken from Indigenous Peoples. It’s okay to say, “I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving”, but don’t be confused about our need ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the governors of Texas, Arizona and Florida took advantage of the welcoming traditions provided by sanctuary cities, it was meant to get rid of an unwanted problem. More than 23,000 asylum seekers have been bused to Chicago from Texas since the beginning of the year. As the cold ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The polls and prognosticators we have all been following tell us former President Donald Trump possesses a commanding lead in the GOP presidential primary. Could there be some hiccups and unforeseen happenings before the early political events in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina? Sure, but let’s make the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So, I don’t see all Americans coming to some sort of even footing on race in the country. One thing we should be able to agree on is something really needs to be done about gun violence in the U.S. Of course, if you pull the thread enough you’ll ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was trying to rationalize the concept of intersectionality this past Thanksgiving holiday. The way I see it, intersectionality is a synthesis of Marxist ideology and the concept of oppression insofar as it exists in the modern sense. More specifically, the moral equivocation of collective identity in politics and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The original government-issued posters publicizing the G.I. Bill of 1944 were designed to inspire. Oversized red and white letters urged, “Veterans — prepare for your future through EDUCATIONAL TRAINING. Consult your nearest Office of the VETERANS ADMINISTRATION.” Another read, “VETERANS — if buying a farm, home, or business, learn ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Why does it matter if the Voting Rights Act is enforceable by private plaintiffs? If the panel’s conclusion is upheld by the Supreme Court, then Section 2 effectively becomes a light switch. A Republican president—say, Donald Trump—could simply instruct the Justice Department to stop bringing Section 2 lawsuits at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last month, one of professional sports most polarizing people, Kyrie Irving of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, made a big political statement without even saying a word. Irving, appeared at his team’s November 18th post-game press conference wearing a black and white keffiyeh. The keffiyeh, worn by Palestinian men and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom desperately wants to run for president- now rather than later. After all, Newsom, for reasons I discuss in my new book, “As Goes California,” beat back a recall attempt. Polls show most Democrats want a candidate other than President Joe Biden, whose poll numbers ...