(ThyBlackMan.com) In September 2010, President Obama approved the Small Business Jobs Act – a new law that has become a very significant piece of small business legislation. The law extends the successful SBA enhanced loan provisions while offering billions more in lending support, tax cuts, and other opportunities for entrepreneurs ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Chris: I really did not want to write this open letter, and would have preferred to speak to you in person, in private. Indeed, ever since the domestic violence incident with Rihanna two years ago there have been attempts, by some of the women currently or formerly in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Basic Know Your Rights Information… I. Four Levels of Police Encounters/Intrusions 1. Approach/Common Law Right to Inquire 2. Explanatory Information 3. Stop/Frisk 4. Arrest/Search a. Arrest with a Warrant b. Arrest without a Warrant c. Search d. Searching Your Home e. Searching Your Vehicle II. What To Expect After ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Our writer Dr. Boyce Watkins takes the time to interview Dr. Neal Hall who recently published the book entitled; Nigger for life… 1) What is your name, and what do you do? — My name is Neal Hall, M.D. I am a poet, author, and eye physician-surgeon.   2) ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most important keys to the advancement of the Black American community is the empowerment of Black American families. There are numerous research studies that continue to dwell solely on the deficit social progress statistics or on the pathology of African Americans in 2011. For sure there ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Two of the tricks the U.S. government and its European (white) allies have employed when they want to find a cover for militarily intervening in another country are #1 – Demonize the leader of the country using a compliant media to make the person seem as if he is ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently I have read several articles from black intellectuals, pundits and politicians whose goal it seems is to inform black people that Obama is not the President of “black America” but of “all America”. Therefore, they argue, that we should not expect him to do anything “special” for the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The dream of every little boy is to grow to become a man. That perception of manhood is shaped by vast interactions the young man has within his community and most importantly his father. I can remember wanting to be and do everything that I observed my father do ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I stood in line for over an hour with my arms full of books before thinking of how bittersweet that moment was. Sure, I was adding six or seven books to my collection at a discounted price, but I was standing in the middle of another Borders that was ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Civil Rights Game between Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies – To be Held on Sunday, May 15 at Turner Field in Atlanta, GA… Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman, Grammy Award Winner Carlos Santana and Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks will receive MLB Beacon Awards during 2011 Civil Rights ...