(ThyBlackMan.com) That famous line in the old movie, “Love Story” – the one Al Gore lied and said was about him and his ex-wife Tipper – that goes, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry,” was stupid at the time and remains stupid to this day. But if you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s often true that the good die young, but last Sunday, one of our most distinguished elder statesmen, Congressman John Conyers, died at 90 years of age in his beloved Detroit. Many of the stories that came from major press and media weren’t always kind to him, and what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What factors usually re-elect or throw out incumbent presidents? The economy counts most. Recessions, or at least chronic economic pessimism, sink incumbents. Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush were tagged with sluggish growth, high unemployment and a sense of perceived stagnation — and were easily defeated. The 2008 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the playing of the national anthem, during the 2016 football season, choosing to kneel instead. When reporters asked why, he said, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Battle of Midway took place exactly 77 years ago today, turning point of the War in the Pacific and the first defeat of any of the Axis Powers. Just six months after Pearl Harbor the Imperial Japanese Navy was decisively defeated. Up until then Japan was absolutely unstoppable ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, most of the television cable stations are focusing on impeachment when they aren’t doing Mueller’s speech. Should there be impeachment? One person who I know and respect says that unless President Trump is impeached, he will win the 2020 election. CNN says: “Professor Allan Lichtman, the man who has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hollywood, one of the prime cities for television and music, amongst other forms of entertainment is at the heart of mass media. Time and time again, the portrayals of black people have always been manipulated in anunkind way, and even if they are somewhat shown positively at first glance, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the 2020 presidential campaigns underway a prominent topic is being evaluated by candidates —at least Democratic candidates. It is the issue of reparations. Even though reparations for slavery has been touched on for decades, it has never been materialized. Reparations have been given out before but the issue ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve never seen such a nasty reaction to something so simple, honest, and sincere. Jay Leno appeared on the “Today Show” last week to discuss the importance of monitoring cholesterol. During the interview, Al Roker pivoted to ask if he missed hosting the “Tonight Show.” Jay Leno’s answer detailed the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) MAAT, the Egyptian notion of order, justice, harmony and balance in the life of the individual, the state and nature, prevailed for millennia. While Egypt’s regna lasted centuries, governments today, by comparison, come and go in the blink of an eye. MAAT is “the absolute conservator, the negation of all ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Note the ROCKY films’ phenomenal success. Why did Sylvester Stallone, who wrote and stars in these pictures, name the hero “Rocky Balboa?” Balboa was the conquistador credited with making the first permanent European settlement on the mainland of the Americas. And “Rocky” evokes “Rocky Marciano.” He beat Joe Louis, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today rockets pierce the heavens. Men walk the moon. And we communicate, mind-to-mind, instantaneously, projecting our voices through the ether, our images onto the screen and our thoughts over the net. We “make” babies in test tubes, and toy with the idea of re-creating, that is, cloning ourselves. Scientists are ...