(ThyBlackMan.com) When inner city violence is mentioned in mainstream media, you always hear bigots like the notorious Bill O’Reily say very bigoted rhetoric to create confusion and division in our community, but you never hear them bring up the systemic factors that causes inner city violence. Intro: Here are the systemic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Some conservatives/Republicans are concerned about a lack of post-election unity on our side. Some are still Never Trump. Some hope Trump will betray us so they can say “I told you so”. Some are angry that Trump won without adhering to traditional political dos and don’ts. Some dislike that Trump ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In last week’s column, I discussed the hypocrisy running rampant within the Democratic Party when it comes to the hiring of Black staffers. I must have struck a serious nerve, because I received an anonymous email from someone with seemingly high-level Democratic credentials that was most surprising. I have no ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Life is full of transitions, but every now-and-then we become stagnate. We go with the flow and psych ourselves into believing we’re content with life just the way it is. For older men, we can become lifeless puppets on the job and at home, which is not a healthy lifestyle. But for younger ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rookie of the Year, 3-time NBA Championships (2012, 2013 and 2016), 3-time NBA Finals MVP, and a 4-time NBA MVP, it’s hard not to know anything about the 12-time All-Star, Lebron James. Lebron has been making headlines since his high school days at St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio. It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) J Cole’s new album “4 Your Eyez Only” is a thought provoking. It shows the growth of Cole as a storyteller. The amazing concept of the album is from the first listen you’d think maybe it’s about him…or you’d ask yourself did Cole sellout. However, when you listen again you’d ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The media is flooded with advocates, crusading for the rights of the LGBT community, physically disabled, children with learning disabilities, the elderly, and animals. You rarely hear anything about African Americans, but that’s a different article. However, there is an unnoticed group of millions of children with no spokesperson and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I had watched a documentary called “Unjust Justice” where thousands of inner city kids, particularly young inner city brothers are wrongfully incarcerated at the notorious Rikers Island in New York City. While I was watching this video, I was watching this story about a 16 year old brother named Kalief ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This piece is a follow-on to my previous one, “Right to Live.” There are a few points my friend Joe (he goes by “Smokin Joe” online) brought up in a discussion that I’d like to share with you. They follow: “The seminal arguments of the left boil down to “It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The culture wars are now back full bore. Trump’s triumph is a distinct victory for the “right,” a series of interrelated movements (conservative, anti-abortion, gun rights, alt right, etc.). The campaign’s motto, “Take our country back,” expressed the fervent desire to take the nation back to when whites were more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To mark the political ascent and enduring legacy of President Barack H. Obama, EBONY has published a special commemorative edition, “Hail to the Chief: Saluting Eight Years of Excellence.” This stylish, thought-provoking issue (83 pages; $10.99) is a unique collection of exclusive photographs, archival EBONY articles and hard-hitting analyses from ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been over a month since the Presidential election and many of us are still hoping the Trump victory was simply a terrible extended nightmare. However, unfortunately the nightmare is reality and many are angry. Just about every day that we turn on the news, or check in to social ...