Gospel

(ThyBlackMan.com) As we close out two months of commemoration and celebration of the history of our people, I reach back to retrieve and reaffirm thoughts on centering and cultivating Black love. It is not an exaggeration to state that there is no issue of greater importance, urgency or enduring impact in terms of the foundation, functioning and future of us as a community and a people than the quality of […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In nearly every city known for great food, the most memorable meals rarely come from large restaurant chains or corporate dining groups. They come from independent restaurants. These are the places where menus are shaped by personal experience, cultural influence, and creative freedom rather than strict brand guidelines. Independent restaurants are often the foundation of a city’s food identity. They introduce new flavors, preserve traditional cooking methods, and create […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the subject of birthright citizenship. Even President Trump sat in the chamber for a portion. I do find it quite perplexing that individuals who willfully violate our laws, disrespecting our national sovereignty, are rewarded by having their progeny become citizens of the very country their parents illegally entered. From that perspective, one would believe that this would not be a […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Whether you like him or not, even most radical liberal Democrat operatives, er, I mean journalists will admit in private that Donald J. Trump is the most transformative president in the history of the United States. I have been writing about Trump’s transformative journey since 2015. Coming down those golden escalators in Trump Towers to announce his candidacy for president  in 2015 was transformative.  His blunt, in your face […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) When former president Bill Clinton said, “It is the economy stupid,” in his defeat of former president George H. W. Bush, the nation’s unemployment rate stood at 7.8%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported March’s most comprehensive unemployment rate, the U-6 category rate, from the Table of Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization is now, 8.0%, while President Donald Trump’s official unemployment rate, the U-3 category rate clocked in at 4.3%, […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Criticism of policies advanced by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu can be socially and politically sensitive in the United States. Some observers note that public criticism of Israeli leadership may be interpreted by others as antisemitic, given the long and painful global history of antisemitism. This concern often leads private citizens (such as myself) and public figures to choose their words carefully so that their opposition to specific Israeli […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) It is hard to imagine that anyone who has access to a screen — of any size, at any place, at any time — has not seen comedian Druski’s ubiquitous parody of “Conservative Women in America” (his phrase). Even though Druski, née Drew Desbordes, never says anyone’s name in the video, Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk, believes that he was specifically targeting her. In any case, Druski’s use of “whiteface” in […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) A day after a flood of news trucks, police, sanitation department workers, and a slew of neighbors, descended on the sidewalk sewer manhole in South L.A., I went to the location. The sanitation work crews had sealed up the manhole with concrete. The site had been the subject of intense media interest and that prompted L.A. city officials to act. Unfortunately, it took the shame and embarrassment of the […]