Dillard President Asks Rapper Dr. Dre Why He Gave $35 Million to USC and Not a Black College.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Dre is one of the most successful entertainers in history, earning hundreds of millions of dollars by making great music.  Much of this music moves because he has been able to successfully package urban/black culture, selling it to audiences around the world.  One of the questions some have about those who readily use their... [Read more...]

Five Tips for Recent College Graduates!

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) It’s graduation time and thousands of college grads are hopeful about what the future holds. For some, that future is a vision they can see clearly and for others, it’s fuzzy and they are just hoping for the best. If you are one of the thousands of graduates donning a cap and gown this spring – or you know someone... [Read more...]

May Is Black Blogger Month.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The month of May has been christened Black Blogger Month to celebrate the dynamic abilities of Black Bloggers and Bloggers of Color. Representative of the importance of sharing content that engages, excites, inspires and importantly teaches creating content that is positive, progressive and diverse. History of Blogging The history... [Read more...]

Violence Against Women In The Black Community.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The measure of a society – the measure of its cultural or mental health- can be gauged by its treatment of and attitudes towards women.   And by that measure, the Black community comes up woefully short.   As far back as a decade ago, the number one cause of death for African American women aged 15 to 34 is homicide by... [Read more...]

Black Women: Should Women Be Held Accountable For Provoking Men To…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Now I was in a conversation with a young lady the other day about women provoking men, and she stated that the blame could not ever be put on the woman when something disrespectful happens to them, which I agree. However, I think that women should always be careful when doing certain things. A woman has the right to wear what... [Read more...]

Well Is Jason Collins Coming Out As Gay In Sports Illustrated Merely A Tool For A Much Bigger Agenda?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) When I heard that President Obama gave N.B.A. Player Jason Collins a phone call Monday congratulating him and expressing his support after publicly announcing that he is gay, I knew that it would set off some very intense controversy on many levels especially after our President stated that he was “impressed by his courage!” Mr.... [Read more...]

The Blerdy Blackness of Technology.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Thinking back on a trip to University of South Florida an Engineering Expo, seeing about 3000 youth and many of them Black brings a renewed feeling of high expectations for Black youth in education. The eight young men with me learned about new opportunities for their successes and the importance of education and influence of... [Read more...]

Black Men: Yes WE MAKE OUR WOMEN ANGRY!

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I have to back my Sista’s on this post right here! Me and some of the fella’s at work were talking the other day about our sista’s attitudes, and I told my co-worker “Man you know what, We are hell on our women! Every black man has had the convo with his boys about black women and their notorious attitudes,... [Read more...]

Anybody Else Waiting For Hip Hop To Have An Identity Crisis?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) A few years ago, I ran into an intern on the job. He was twenty one-years-old and in the process of finishing up a degree from a historically black institution. He told me that he wanted to be a rapper and that he performed under the name Tre Live. I dismissed him as one more Black male that was chasing pipe dreams of becoming... [Read more...]

Sadly Black Folks and Clubbin: WHEN DOES IT GET OLD?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) It was the summer of 1998, the summer that I turned 18 years old. I was done with high school, had a full time job, and you could not tell me nothing. I was a shy guy, was pretty good with the girls, but just quiet. My best boy “Kool-Aid” had talked me into going to this club a few miles away from my town of Macon,... [Read more...]

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