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( ThyBlackMan.com) I hardly care about what folk say about me. I am a man and a father so call me a trick if you want, I don’t give a fck. What I do concern myself with is what is honest and righteous. I was just made aware of a  march in NYC against white supremacy. These marches currently are a dime a dozen, useless and cosmetic activities that Fred Hampton or Malcom X would have never promoted. But the gesticulation of this march focused on anti-Asian American hate crime. I found this int...

Black men and women have never been this divided. 

ThyBlackMan.com) At the moment, Drake is preparing to drop his new album, Certified Lover Boy. While he hasn’t been as active last year as he usually is, he steadily dropped a single or album here and there. One thing that you can be sure of is that whatever he releases will have the highest level of replay value, one of the things that sets Drake head and shoulders above every other artist in hip hop. Drake’s catalogue of albums is very polarizing. On one side, people either don’t like...

ThyBlackMan.com) In a world that tends to be connected 24/7, many of us find ourselves too often overburdened and over-committed. We are living in a vortex of constant communication through digital devices. Between smartphones, tablets, and laptops, many of us are online or on-screen for several hours of the day. We are overwhelmed with communication but without a meaningful connection. While this illusion of being involved and connected may appear to make you more productive, it can make you ...

ThyBlackMan.com) Last December I authored a  commentary titled “Under Biden, the Term ‘Illegal Alien’ May Become Illegal.” In it, I predicted that the new administration would move to ban the use of the term “illegal alien” to describe foreign nationals living in the United States in violation of our laws. Given the momentous challenges facing our country and this White House’s audacious objectives, it was reasonable to assume that such a relatively superficial change would be a...

( ThyBlackMan.com)  COVID-19 has introduced new words and actions into our church vocabulary…. Livestreaming, Social Distancing, Facebook Live, Zoom, Cyber Services, Digital Divide, Facial Coverings, Mobile Financial Apps, YouTube Services, and Parking Lot services. Religious institutions are having to improvise, adapt, and use alternative methods to reach their respective congregations due to the COVID-19 virus. Unfortunately, this has become our “new normal.” Regardless of faith, this ...

So, the senate has an absolute obligation to convict Donald Trump.

( ThyBlackMan.com) I sat at my desk, as frozen as a block of ice, listening to one of the most heated conversations I’ve ever heard on the radio. Tavis Smiley and Rev. Al Sharpton were mad, and you could hear it in their voices. This wasn’t “radio mad,” where you pretend to fight in order to get ratings. It was “I’m coming to your mama’s house to get you” mad, the kind of anger that normally doesn’t spill over to the American public.  The contentious dialogue was rooted in ...

What’s up brother? I was in the gym lifting weights when you crossed my mind.  Slipping by DMX was playing. I began to reminisce on the times I had slipped and felt like I couldn’t get up.  What made it worse was looking around at my counterparts and none of them appeared to be struggling like I was.  Immediately I began to question myself even more. “Is it something wrong with me?” “Am I that bad of a person?” “Why are their lives so much better than mine?” In all honesty, ...

( ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, CBS dropped a bombshell by revealing that they did a remake of the classic 1980s television show that was also on CBS called “The Equalizer” by airing the pilot episode right after the football game.  Even though I normally dislike remakes of old TV shows and movies because of the fact that most remakes nowadays aren’t well received by the viewers which in turn flops badly. And much like modern day wrestling, the entertainment industry nowadays has also been ...