Arthur Lewin; R U Part Native American…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) We descend from those who built this country AND its original inhabitants. We are Native Sons and Daughters in every sense of the word. We are largely descended from those who built this country and its original inhabitants. In the 1960s, with the rising tide of Black consciousness, it was seen as a denigration of our African... [Read more...]

Arthur Lewin; The Rest Is Up 2 Us…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) They say the Devil’s greatest trick is to make people think he doesn’t exist. The media’s biggest scam has been to make us forget that in the Oval Office, right now, a Black man sits. Remember the hope and joy that flooded us all, not just African Americans, but all Americans who voted for him, and even many who did not,... [Read more...]

Crystal Wright: Obama Slam Dunks Birthers and Trump…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Score one BIG for Obama on the birther issue. In releasing his birth certificate. Obama not only magnified the “silliness” of the matter but the racism associated with it. Short form, long form, and all the rest, the president given enough proof of his citizenship. Let’s be very clear: if President Obama wasn’t black,... [Read more...]

Arthur Lewin; John McCain Was Not Born In The Us…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Just in case you missed it, and you probably did because it was hardly ever mentioned, John McCain, Republican nominee in 2008, was not born in the US. Also, Mitt Romney, who is running for the 2012 Republican nomination, is the son of George Romney who ran for president in 1968. The elder Romney also was not born in the United... [Read more...]

Marriage is so 20th century!

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I love my job because it gives me the privilege of keeping my finger on the pulse of consumer trends and purchasing behavior as my company, The Nielsen Company, measures what you watch and what you buy globally.  I then have the pleasure of sharing that information with you; knowledge is power.  Recently, Nielsen released a... [Read more...]

Book doesn’t detract from Malcolm X’s legacy…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I recently read about historian and scholar Manning Marable passing away, just days before the publication of his controversial book, “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.” The book has ignited a firestorm of commentary, which is not surprising. The coverage took me back to when I was a teenager in New York in the 1960s... [Read more...]

Why Did God Create Satan Knowing What He Would Do?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) As a pastor, I get asked, quite often actually, why God created a devil if He knew all the evil Satan would do. A corresponding question is why did God create the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil? After all, if God hadn’t created the tree, then Adam and Eve couldn’t have sinned! This article attempts to give... [Read more...]

How One Parent Undermines the Other Parent…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Much of the time one parent does not realize what they are doing. The effect on the kids is unnoticed. It is usually experienced by the child as stress, tension, anxiety, guilt and depression. Kids may act out or hide it. Parents usually justify it. What is “it?” On the moderate side it is undermining the other parent and... [Read more...]

Raynard Jackson; Trumped…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) When Donald Trump began to make public overtures about his possible interest in running for president of the U.S., I thought he could be a substantive wild card in the race. I thought Trump could be a viable candidate because he does have a successful track record as a businessman.  During next year’s presidential campaign,... [Read more...]

Dr. Boyce Watkins; Father Pfleger’s Suspension was Disgraceful…

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) If there were ever a human being who best embodied the words “What would Jesus do?” it would be Father Michael Pfleger out of Chicago.  Father Pfleger has put it on the line for 30 years as the head of the St. Sabina Roman Catholic Church in the south side of Chicago.  The church is predominantly black, but Father Pfleger... [Read more...]

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