Bitter Woman Walking.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Sisters, are  we not tired of the “Angry Black Woman Tour”, I mean we have sold out venues in less than 17 seconds, we’ve toured all over the country , we’ve sold t-shirts, we have picked up guest speakers along the way, we’ve renewed our subscriptions to “angry black woman magazine” and for what? To still... [Read more...]

Letter to my Unborn Daughter…

(ThyBlackMan.com) I am going to tell you now; your daddy ain’t shyt. I need to put that in your head right away.  He wouldn’t marry me, and I thought by getting myself pregnant, that would make him commit to me, but he still didn’t.  He left me, now all I have is you, but don’t worry you will NEVER see him, but I will make sure that we will... [Read more...]

Is Michelle Obama Really All That?

(ThyBlackMan.com) Before you side eye me to hell no this is not one of those let’s bash the First Lady posts. This is not one of those race baiting posts about the First Lady that GOP talking heads like to make into mountains. And this is not one of those posts about the crazy rumors about the First Lady. Now that we know what it is not. Let’s... [Read more...]

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... [Read more...]

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.... [Read more...]

Black Women on the Come Up in America…

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I awoke for work last night I had a News Alert from the Washington Post. It was regarding a special report based upon a new National survey where Black women define themselves. Word. The email blast teased the five page article written by Krissah Thompson as revealing “how Black women in America feel about career, religion,... [Read more...]

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 will stick with the man they love, they know how to hang in there while he builds. A black woman will pull the plug in a minute. White women,” he said looking me straight in the eye, “understand the... [Read more...]

Dark Girls Movie Review…

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Healing starts when you create dialogue.”- Bill Duke at the Apollo premiere of Dark Girls1/13/12 On Friday, January 13, 2012, Dark Girls: The Movie premiered at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Here I offer a review of the film and its implications for its intended audience, women of color. Colorism in a nasty little word... [Read more...]

By Invitation Only…

(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently saw a picture on facebook that had the following words: “If you wouldn’t make her a wife then don’t make her a mother.” I got the message, but to me this yet again another escape from accountability as women. “Make” Really? Make? My perspective is, “If he isn’t willing to MAKE... [Read more...]

Voting, Yes While Being Black and A Female…

(ThyBlackMan.com) To be Black in the United States is and of itself a complex route in life to navigate. To be Black and female in the United States is not only complex, but it is a route in life much more rugged with uncut terrain. The road of Black Womanhood in the United States is often left for the road most often traveled; either that of Blackness... [Read more...]

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