(ThyBlackMan.com) On March 30th colorlines.com posted an article titled “Michelle Alexander: More Black Men in Prison Than Were Enslaved in 1850.” The article represents a very common belief by racialists about the American justice system: essentially that it is severely racist. The article states: “It’s a heartbreaking, but often understated, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Another election campaign season is upon us and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Agents of change have surfaced to challenge and undo the calamities of the past eight years. This is no small task. Yet for all its enormity, the catalyst for change starts with the simplest of actions: ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama’s reelection bid announcement was pro forma. There was never any doubt whether he’d run again, and if the GOP has anything to do with it, the odds are looking better every day that he’ll win in a walk away. It didn’t start out that way, though. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Monday opened his quest for a second White House term, calling on his supporters to reconnect after two tough years and gird for a battle to protect his crusade of change. Obama, now a gray-haired incumbent barely recognizable from the prophet of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week is National Men’s Health Week, and when it comes to protection against the diseases that disproportionately affect Black men, knowledge truly is power. If we do not know what we are protecting ourselves against, how can we properly prepare to defend ourselves? The following list consists of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you have been wronged it can be hard to consider mercy, but when you are the one who has done wrong, mercy can be what saves you. Certainly looking at truth about yourself can be unacceptable without grace. The Bible is essentially stories of redemption, and how a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Did your partner lose interest in sex? Did he even go for some weeks without even cuddling or touching you? In our world full of sexual imagery, it is quite strange for some people to stop wanting to have sex. This is one of the issues that most couples ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A group led by Ambassador Andrew Young and Martin Luther King III is expected on Monday to announce plans to launch a new over-the-air television network aimed at African-American audiences in the fall. Based in Atlanta, Bounce TV, is trying to line up distribution through the digital signals of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Prayer is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal, yet for many Christians this great resource seems to go untapped and overlooked. Many people never develop a growing prayer life and therefore find themselves easily frustrated and fatigued in their service for the Lord. They seem to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The death of the great Manning Marable at Columbia University was hard for me. At the young age of 60, Professor Marable took his rightful place with the legends of the black history, ending an amazing life and remarkable career. Professor Marable passed as one of the great black ...