(ThyBlackMan.com) If I may be so bold as to borrow the title of W.E.B Dubois’ essay The Talented Tenth, I’d like to build on my previous blog entry entitled America’s Got a Talent. ~ The Talented Tenth a.k.a. Heavy D and Dubois Tithing a tenth of Your talents testifies to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) First Lady Michelle Obama has planned an evening of poetry tonight, and many people are up in arms about one of her invitees, poet and rapper Common. His attendance and him performing are considered inappropriate to critics, including The Daily Caller and Fox News, who’s headline reads: “Michelle Obama ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Natasha, a 16-year-old, says, “Although I get sick of their rules, I would feel bad if my parents just let me do whatever I wanted.” Malika, who’s 15, agrees: “We want (consciously or unconsciously) for our parents to be firm and set limits. It’s a form of security for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know many of you have heard of or may even use the phrase yourself of “doing the most” or “doing too much“, well ladies I’m here to tell you that some of you are doing waaay too much. I understand that circumstances bring about responsibilities i.e. children, family, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the latest U.S. monthly job report, the percentage of employed African-American men fell to its lowest level since records began in 1972. The figure belie expectations that the election of the first African-American in the White House could boost the blacks chances of getting jobs. The Labor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Talk about awful timing: In a media moment where even straight-arrow political reporter Bob Schieffer is calling his statements about the president racist, reality TV star and possible presidential candidate Donald Trump presided over an episode of Celebrity Apprentice Sunday in which all three black women still on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no question that Blacks have made tremendous progress on the field and on the sidelines. But Blacks and other people of color are still not major participants in the money side of college sports. Players, of course, do not get paid, but those in the higher echelons of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If I may quote the title of a popular reality-style game show: “America’s got talent.” Although this may initially foster a sense of pride and optimism amongst the hopefuls – those who are waiting for their breakthrough into the public eye – it is not meant to be. Starting ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The legacy of slavery is immeasurable, but the best strategies for moving forward would be vigorously enforcing our anti-discrimination laws in education and job training. — Barack Obama, 2008 What do Black people want from Obama? Or, what do you think Obama is charged to do for Black people? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am neither American nor Jamaican, and yet I am both American and Jamaican. I am a “Jamerican.” I was born in America, but my parents are Jamaican. Up until the late 1960s there were few people from the English-speaking Caribbean living in New York. The only time I heard a ...