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Jay Z is The Blueprint…

April 22, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Jay-Z –aka- Shawn Carter is no stranger to the streets. He was raised in the projects and has transformed his life in to one of the most successful careers in entertainment. As a rapper, he has changed how the art form is performed and viewed in critic’s eyes. I will always remember when I first met him and Damon Dash. They... [Read more...]

Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, The Sympathetic Defendant.

April 22, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Did you see George Zimmerman at his bond hearing this morning? He lost some more weight. Got a little darker. Found his cheek bones. He even put on a suit with his shackles. He was solemn. He looked remorseful even if he wasn’t. He looked like a man who realized the gravity of his action and the affect it’s having on the... [Read more...]

Think Like A Man, Yes Preaching to the Choir.

April 22, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Tonight is movie night across Black America. When work is over Black men and women will come together in their respective groups of boys and sista friends and head to the theatre for opening night of Think Like a Man based on comedian Steve Harvey’s best selling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. I have not read the... [Read more...]

Black Family, Black Man: “Locked and Loaded”.

April 21, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) We can all agree that there is a blatant attack on the Black Family. Our Black Men are being effeminized, emasculated, their hips have more sway than the females and the females are walking harder than the men.  This war that’s on the Black Family, is it intentional? It is by design? The answer to both is YES! I listened to... [Read more...]

Battle of the Complexions.

April 21, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) As a writer to me this is old news, but something I was still compelled to write about and to share with the readers of Thy Black Man.  During a conversation with a friend the topic of the Battle of the Complexions Contest came up. The Battle of the Complexions is a competition that was held here in St. Louis this past winter,... [Read more...]

Think Like A Man – Movie Review.

April 21, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I have never been one to listen to the critics and I won’t start. So today I bought a ticket to see Think like a Man. I simply went to see Think like a Man because it was a movie I thought I would enjoy it and I love romantic comedies. The story line for Think like a Man is nothing new. Think like a Man has the premise of other... [Read more...]

George Zimmerman bail granted set at 150,000.

April 20, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) What do you do when your municipality is holding arguably the most-hated and notorious killer on earth?  You grant him bail. That’s exactly what Judge Kenneth Lester did for George Zimmerman, the man who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. As a condition of his bail, George Zimmerman is not allowed to have possession of firearms,... [Read more...]

Ok The Riddle of Blacks and President Obama.

April 20, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) During a BBC radio address titled, “The Russian Enigma,” on October 1, 1939, former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill said, “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia.  It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key.  That key is Russian national interest.” The simple meaning... [Read more...]

FCAT PEP Rally At ARE.

April 19, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) As the energy builds at Andrew Robinson Elementary, students understand the importance of Monday, April 16th and the implications of the FCAT – Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0. This does not stop the energy and excitement of parents, teachers, support staff and administrators eager to show that the students are more... [Read more...]

President Obama: Ted Nugent, The Secret Service drama, etc.

April 19, 2012 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Guitar-strumming iconoclastic Ted Nugent got an obligatory visit from and interview by the Secret Service for his loose-lipped crack that to ensure that President Obama’s not be re-elected, “we need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November” at the National Rifle Association convention. But... [Read more...]

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