(ThyBlackMan.com) As both a former detective and firearms instructor I can say from experience regarding the school shootings, part of the solution is arming the teachers and administrators – strategically some of them. I agree with Former President Donald Trump. Most of those who disagree either fear guns or don’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month. This year the theme is Black Resistance. It is appropriate for a time such as this because it reflects the work we must do in a climate where there ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As he lay beaten and bloodied, Tyre Nichols pleaded for his mother. Seeing that — feeling that — made me lose whatever composure I had left at that point. It was eerily reminiscent of George Floyd’s live execution. The ostensible role of the police is to protect and serve. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.’ Isaiah 37:3 HSCB If history looks back at this generation and declares this was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are few things that disturb me more than misconceptions regarding the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. I take the alluded to offenses personally for a host of reasons. The Panthers were a major part of my “radicalization” I believe that Huey P. Newton, with all of his flaws, was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A young African-American male stands next to an expensive car around midnight. What do we think? How many people think he is up to something and he does not own the vehicle? A police officer pulls you over for a traffic stop. How many people automatically think he knows ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On January 7, 2023, 29-year-old Tyre Nichols of Memphis, was violently, viciously, and inhumanely beaten by five Memphis policemen less than a hundred yards from his home. Nichols had left his night shift job at Fed-Ex and was heading home during his lunch break—a routine that he did often. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The holiday season has just pasted for most if the country. I say most because the part of holiday season [Mardi Gras] is about to start in New Orleans, and across LA. We saw Christmas and New Year’s fall on a Sunday. There was an underlining religious discussion to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every day I deal with “black” people who do not follow through, who do not keep their word and yet think nothing about it. That is an unproductive, self-sabotaging and destructive habit. Does this mean any other ethnic group is perfect? No, but I have interacted with Africans, Hispanics, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The bible is truly an amazing text, and it can serve quite a few purposes. It can be seen as a beautiful literary document, some may see it as a way to study the history of different peoples at different times, it can be a guide of a belief ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This article is for good men who want to do the right thing, men who want to be a part of their children’s lives in every way possible because you realize your children are actually a part of you. But if you are a man who is looking for ...