Christian Talk
The Forgiving Position…
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are many things that require one to take a certain position for proper execution, like the batter in a baseball game, a woman...
Black Men Do Go to Church…
(ThyBlackMan.com) At just about 11:30, last Saturday morning (Jan. 7th), a brother stood at the church alter and shared that he occasionally entertained...
An Anointing Message for Fathers in 2012…
(ThyBlackMan.com) Going into the new year Pastors, Bishops, Apostles, Priests and others of religious faiths should pray over all fathers. Now more than...
Christianity: Your “Get Out of Jail Free” Card…
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s nothing more awkward than to be the one southern black man in the room who says that he’s not quite sure about Christianity. ...
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Relationships
Black Women: Badges of DIS-honor….
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here are a couple of titles that we as Black Women need to stop wearing like they are a badge of honor. 1. Baby Mama 2. Miss Independent 3....
The 411 On Dating and Single Parenting…
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rules? Yes rules. There are rules when you are single, raising children and dating. These rules are not difficult, deep or hard...
Free to be Me, Please?
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reality Television. Blogs. Magazine. Facebook. Twitter. We live in a society that is overrun with the details of other people’s lives....
If What Black Men Say is True, I’m A White Woman…
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I think that is true, white women are much easier to get along with,” a long time friend said to me over lunch. “White women...
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News
You Who Do Not View Me as Your Equal Will Never Be My King…
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black Patriarchy & Womanism… I was reflecting on two things: 1) Why I identify as Black feminist and womanist, 2) Angie Stone’s song “Brotha”. Womanism as defined by Alice Walker who coined the term can be found here: “A woman who loves other women, sexually and/or nonsexually. Appreciates and prefers women’s culture, women’s emotional flexibility (values... [Read the full story]
REAL Pimping…
(ThyBlackMan.com) We hear a lot about pimps and hustlers, and many of today’s youth tend to look up to and admire such men. But forget about pimping females for a minute. What I want to know is: are you ready to pimp your life? What I’m getting at is: what good is it to admire the guy who has pretty girls working strip clubs and corners for him, when your own life is a hot mess? You need... [Read the full story]
Are there Israeli assassination teams in the U.S.?
(ThyBlackMan.com) Andrew Adler, a Jewish publisher based in Atlanta caused an uproar last week that continues as news spreads on the Internet about his editorial piece in which he called on the Israelis to assassinate President Obama. In his opinion piece he asserted that President Obama is unfriendly to Israel. While most commentary has focused on questions about the vitriol towards President Obama... [Read the full story]
BHM A Reflection on Education and Heritage…
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black History Month (BHM) is often about a reflection of the past, but rarely a projection of the future. Movies, documentaries, speeches and writings often reflect where African Americans, Blacks, Negros or whatever term comforts displays a brutal and challenging history. My contribution on the growth of Black youth has been to work on the journey into the future and using... [Read the full story]
Debunking Charges of Racism & the GOP Debate in South Carolina…
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the afterglow of the lively, spirited debate last week in South Carolina, I woke up in my hotel room and scanned the morning reports on the event. Much to my surprise, many of the local online publications seemed to ignore or gloss over almost all of the content, context and concerns of the debate, and zeroed in on one issue–the perceived lack of minority presence at the event.... [Read the full story]
Black Women: Badges of DIS-honor….
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here are a couple of titles that we as Black Women need to stop wearing like they are a badge of honor. 1. Baby Mama 2. Miss Independent 3. Jump off 4. Wifey 5. Bi** and the Baddest one at that! Baby Mama-Too many of us not only proudly wear this title, but we also STRIVE to be one! This seems to be the new occupation on the scene. We don’t want to be wives, we want to be “baby... [Read the full story]
Preview; State of the Union…
(ThyBlackMan.com) The President will address the Nation on the state of the Nation at 9 p.m. tonight. Political pundits and those with inside knowledge of the President’s third and final speech before the election in November say President Obama will strike a populist tone and focus on the economy, taxes and the middle class. This is not new territory for President Obama. He first began setting... [Read the full story]
Angry Black Man, Maybe Not!
(ThyBlackMan.com) As an educated man who is clearly a thinking person, I confuse a great number of people. To some, a thinking man should also be an extremely tolerant man. To others, a thinking man who writes critical pieces, should be a sounding board for those who disagree, and even for those who disagree with acrimony. But to the thinking man himself, perhaps his freedom dictates the order of... [Read the full story]
Red Tails, The Real Tuskegee Airmen And George Lucas’ Comments…
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is an old story, a wild free-wheeling Top Gun, his wingman and their staid commander fighting the top brass on their behalf. We have seen this before, but this time the heroes’ faces are all Black. Red Tails is the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, WWII fighter pilots who fought discrimination at home to get into the air so that they could put their lives on the line to protect... [Read the full story]
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