(ThyBlackMan.com) A thousand years before Christ the Queen of Sheba, we are told, traveled to Jerusalem where she met King Solomon, married him and had a son, Menelik. When Menelik reached maturity, it’s said that he returned to Ethiopia taking with him the Ark of the Covenant containing the original ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (In light of recent events we are re-printing this vital information. Please share it widely.) If you are pulled over to the side of the road by the police, here is what you should do… Make no sudden movements. Keep both hands in view on the steering wheel until ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The uplifting, inspiring, empowering music of Bob Marley is to Dancehall what the rousing, revolutionary music of Public Enemy is to the pop tunes that dominate hip hop today. . . Bob Marley took the words, beliefs and rhythms of the Rastafarian movement and brought them to the Jamaican public, the American public and ultimately to the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Once upon a time in Jamaica. . . The sweetish sting of the heady drink told him he was home. White rum, real overproof white Jamaican rum can only be had in Jamaica. A weaker version is exported. He took another sip, and his limbs seemed to loosen. He ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In Avatar the hero steps into a strange New World and, Tarzan-like, becomes not only a fully accepted member of the group, but he actually understands the natural world they have lived in for countless generations better than they do, and goes on to lead them in a titanic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I could hardly believe my ears. A candidate running for president actually said in a recent debate that English is the official language of the United States. And not one of his opponents or the moderator or the press the next day noticed his gaffe! I am reminded of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Money is ruining politics! What do you mean? The Supreme Court removed virtually every barrier to restrict the flow of money into politics. What’s wrong with that? Why shouldn’t everyone be able to spend as much as they want to back any candidate they want? What’s wrong with that? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This Black History Month, as usual, one can find any number of Sidney Poitier flicks playing on the tube. In the Heat of the Night was one of this iconic African American actor’s most famous movies. As I watched Poitier going through his paces in this 1968 film running ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever wondered why February is Black History Month, the coldest and the shortest month of the year? Here is why. It was begun by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926. At first it was called Negro History Week, and was observed during the second week in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is an old story, a wild free-wheeling Top Gun, his wingman and their staid commander fighting the top brass on their behalf. We have seen this before, but this time the heroes’ faces are all Black. Red Tails is the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, WWII fighter pilots ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black is Beautiful and the Lightest You, which do you choose, or do you really have to? In the old Eddie Murphy movie, Coming to America, a young African prince comes to America to find a mate. Does he find one? Yes. She is attractive, and has a light ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Don’t let others do your thinking for you. Ron Paul said, “Martin Luther King is one of my heroes.” because of his advocacy and practice of civil disobedience. But was he being on the level? Well, let’s see. Let’s start ...