Gospel

(ThyBlackMan.com) Watching the 2024 Olympics in Paris I was impressed by the competitiveness, sportsmanship and the camaraderie of the athletes who were competing and performing on the world stage. These athletes have put in years and years of training, honing their physical skills, developing their strengths, abilities, learning how to deal with adversity, defeat and winning. There are life lessons to be learned from the athletes whether they failed to […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) (**1/2) “This place gives me the creeps!” When a band of twentysomething scavengers sets their sights on an abandoned space station, little do they know that their search for treasure would lead to the reawakening of alien beings. A creepy feeling is an understatement. They’re gonna be ravaged and destroyed! In the 22nd century, life on the dark, sunless Jackson Star Mining Colony is hard. Miners are worked to death […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Some of us are conditioned to not read, so the message of solution will not be received by half Americans.  For generations, we’ve been swayed by traditions and authority figures, contributing to the erosion of what we recognize as America. We’ve placed our trust in the narratives crafted by those in power, often without developing or expressing our own truths. Our collective reality has become the truth of those […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the world of music, where collaborations are often a dime a dozen, there comes a rare moment when two of the industry’s most iconic stars come together to create something extraordinary. This time, it’s not just any collaboration; it’s a love story turned into a love song, and the stars at the center of this musical romance are none other than Chris Brown and Beyoncé. Their loving friendship, […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Sometimes a writer has to figure out what to write about because it seems that not much is happening. Everything seems to be about the same old problems, but Vice President Kamala Harris stepped up for us as soon as we began asking, “Who will go for us?” In the history of Black people someone among us has answered that call. This time it’s Kamala Harris! The Orange Man […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) If Kamala Harris becomes the first woman president, her first accomplishment could well have already happened — elevating and honoring the positive side of masculinity. Tim Walz, whose politics are to the left of most Americans and certainly most swing voters, has been welcomed not as a box-checking, progressive pick, but as a Midwestern dad who poses with his hunting dog, served for 24 years in the military and […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the ever-dramatic world of pop culture, few feuds have captivated audiences quite like the ongoing rivalry between Taylor Swift and Kanye West. From their infamous run-in at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards to the more recent clash over chart dominance, these two living legends have a history that reads like the script of a Hollywood blockbuster. Now, with Taylor Swift’s latest move to block Kanye West’s album […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In a surprising turn of events, the longstanding marriage between Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson has come to an official end. The divorce, which was finalized swiftly, has captivated the public’s attention, particularly because of the intriguing details that have emerged about their settlement. Tina Knowles, the matriarch of one of the most famous families in the entertainment industry, has been ordered to pay Richard Lawson a substantial sum […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Throughout our history, Americans have often (though certainly not always) striven to build a wall, or at least a fence, to separate church from state. Even as a devout Christian, I recognize the potential pitfalls of too deeply intertwining the two. Additionally, formally integrating church and state would give rise to myriad religious dilemmas, some of which would be very contentious. For example, if our government were to adopt […]