(ThyBlackMan.com) The rapper Jay-Z is clearly, beyond reasonable doubt (get it?), one of the most talented hip-hop artists in history.  Scratch that.  He’s one of the most talented musicians to have ever lived.   His rise to grace has been like a rocket ship, and gives him the right to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last time I checked, we aren’t forced to sit in the back of the bus, and we aren’t drinking from separate water fountains. So why in the world would we, the Black community and other minorities, tolerate such blatant disrespect as what corporate America has shown us? As the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You know, we talk a real good game when it comes to economic empowerment. We talk about what we need to do, what we should do, what we can do, and even what we will do. We get together, usually in someone else’s hotel or meeting place, and discuss ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “No Vietcong ever called me n*gger.” When Muhammad Ali spoke those words in 1966, he was at the height of his boxing career. Ali’s refusal to fight in Vietnam cost him the heavyweight championship and could have sent him to prison. However, Ali could not remain silent as young ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Denver Attorney Files Petition Requesting The Federal Courts, etc… To Direct Federal Court Reporter To Release 200 Pages of Missing Transcript Critical To Appeal In IRP6 Case. Petition for Writ of Mandamus Is Filed by Attorney Gwendolyn Solomon for The IRP6, Requesting That The Courts Resolve Issue Of Federal Court ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I posted this quote from Happy Women Live Better on my FaceBook fan page last week, and it seemed to resonate with a lot of people. A major turning point in my happiness came the day I decided to quit lamenting all the things I thought should be present ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You are a very important person and you should never forget this! You were born unique into this world and there isn’t anyone who has ever possessed your qualities and even if they did they do NOT occupy your particular space at this particular time. What does this mean? ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The high toll gun violence exacts on black males is all too well known. Less known is the fact that black women also face a disproportionate risk of lethal violence. That’s what we found in a new study released by my organization, the Violence Policy Center, for Domestic Violence ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Millions of people watched the film, “Crazy, Sexy, Cool,” about the rise and fall of the amazing group, TLC.  Their record sales were off the charts and the group presented a musical formula that hasn’t been replicated since their inception in 1990. The film had a special place in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) (John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free). What this country becomes in regard to providing for the needs of its citizenry will be decided as a result of the upcoming budget talks. The final outcome of these talks, which could take ...