(ThyBlackMan.com) The Black community as a whole can never afford to lose empathy for one another. One of the core challenges in maintaining social justice is communicating the need for empathy. It is most critical to be willing to put yourself in another person’s shoes to understand their feelings, plight, and perspectives while using that understanding to guide your actions. The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental God-given right that the Founding Fathers deemed worthy enough to recognize, uphold, and protect. In his sworn duty as president, Franklin Roosevelt understood and accepted the ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) Country music, often stereotyped as a predominantly white genre, has seen a remarkable diversification in recent years. A new wave of Black country singers has been breaking stereotypes and enriching the genre with their unique styles and perspectives. These artists are not only challenging the norms but are also shaping the future of country music with their profound talent and innovation. This article profiles 12 such groundbreaking artists. 1. Mickey Guyton Mickey Guyton made history as the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country music cate ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) The history of rock and roll is deeply intertwined with the creative expressions of African American musicians. These artists not only pioneered the genre but also shaped its evolution with their distinctive styles and profound influence. This article explores some of the seminal black rock and roll artists who left an indelible mark on music and culture. Chuck Berry (1926-2017) Chuck Berry is often referred to as the “Father of Rock and Roll.” With his signature guitar riffs and energetic performance style, Berry crafted classics like “Johnny B. Goode,” “Roll Over Beethoven ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) I believe that even if you’re significantly younger than some of your friends and family, you can still learn a lot from them. As I’ve mentioned before, a lot of things in life repeat themselves. In your lifetime you might experience the same impacting events more than once. In those cases, a combination of place, people, period, and pockets might come into play. I’m sure you’ve noticed that some generations cover a larger number of years than others. The closer they are the easier certain conversations can be because the older generation has experienced a lot of what the yo ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) I spent the majority of my childhood living a stone’s throw from 34th and Emerson. For the uninitiated, that area is one of the myriad Indianapolis enclaves that are usually referred to, without malice aforethought, as “the inner city”. The area is sometimes referred to, somewhat more benignly, as “the near east side”. It is also referred to, more pejoratively, as “the hood”. In the 1970s and 80s, the families who populated my stomping grounds generally fell along a socioeconomic spectrum ranging from working class to upper middle class. (I would note that the meanings ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) No matter how much the right derides the word, the Black community needs to stay woke. In recent years, we’ve witnessed a disturbing trend that threatens the foundations of our democratic society: the rise of book bans, curriculum censorship, and attacks on historical narratives in our educational institutions. These actions not only threaten the principles of academic freedom and undermine the integrity of our education system, but they also position America as a democracy on the brink of collapse. Education is meant to be a journey of unlocking the unknown, expanding criti ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) Greetings, everyone, and unhappy Tax Day; today is the day we send our hard-earned dollars to a federal government that cannot balance its checkbook. We are constantly berated about paying a fair share and incessantly pummeled with rhetoric about government investments, truly an oxymoronic reference—emphasis on moron. Now, I could go on and on about the insidious hypocrisy of sending our resources to a federal government that wastes it on ideological boondoggles, but that is not the point of this missive. There will be many others who will cover this absurd situation where we ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) I have been informed by others, that as a man possessing some intellect, at all cost, I must maintain an aspect of decency and respect. I agree, but only when I am respected and respect is deserved: there is only one Jesus Christ and that is not me. However, it would be a lie if I did not admit that now and then, I regress to tactics learned in South Memphis from Castalia to South Parkway and fall back on calling people out of their names, disrespecting them, and maybe even worse. So to my regular readers, I ask for a Mulligan after I write this and to ignore the crass langua ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is the new civil rights!  No, not in the historic sense that the civil rights movement of the nineteen sixties ushered in a wave of new laws that made sure that Blacks were treated equal to whites as the U.S. Constitution had already guaranteed; but rather because, like the civil rights movement of today, it has become so “woke,” unrecognizable and watered down such that it no longer has any relevance. We cannot even define civil rights in the twenty first century and who should be its beneficiary? The civil rights movement of the ..read more

(ThyBlackMan.com) Out of 1,842 state legislators, state and county school board members emailed across forty-two states, only twenty responded, and only seven were positive.  However none of them would commit to taking action.  It is the third time in twenty-six years that I have written to those in elected offices across the country. I get the impression that they either want to teach Atheism in public schools, are brainwashed, or that they just don’t care.   One county superintendent in Colorado allowed me to show them the “Observations of Moses” presentation. It wasn’t what ..read more