(ThyBlackMan.com) I just finished an interview with WHUR radio in Washington DC. The topic was an article in Psychology Today by Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa, a Professor at The London School of Economics. In his commentary, Professor Kanazawa seemed to argue that higher levels of testosterone make black women less attractive than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recent news accounts regarding the alleged rape of a Manhattan hotel maid by former IMF chief and French presidential hopeful, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, should raise as many questions about power and control as it does condemnation for his alleged criminal actions. With May ironically being sexual assault awareness month, special ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) #5. Self-Fulfilled Progeny: For all he’s conquered, being just like my father would be an honor. I have come to a better appreciation and greater understanding of my earthly father now that I am a father. My relationship with my dad has improved tremendously since my marriage (relating husband ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn loudly declared that he didn’t rape a maid in his hotel room during his stay in New York. Strauss-Kahn is certainly entitled to proclaim his innocence. Under the law he is just that, innocent until convicted in a court of law. But the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1994, during the first democratic elections in South Africa, I joined other international observers as we witnessed the historic victory of the ANC. I’ll never forget how a woman from Soweto emphatically professed that she was going to the suburbs to claim her mansion now that apartheid was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A very troubling pattern is developing within certain segments of the African American community. There’s a concerted effort by some within the community to silence those who are offering honest, valid, and well thought through analysis and criticism of the Obama administration. Radio host Tom Joyner recently told his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get it – Malcolm X… So, where were all Malcolm’s fans on Thursday, May 19, when the faithful celebrated the 86th anniversary of his birth? Each year, people dedicated to the principles Malcolm X championed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The old Democratic argument that health care is a “right” has always rankled me. Extending the definition of Rights to include anything in the world that seems like a good idea cheapens what we have achieved. In our political system Rights are sacrosanct. As citizens and heirs to a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I like to think that I have grown up over the years, but as a child, I fantasized about being an athlete. One of my most vivid childhood memories is a vision of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sinking a long skyhook from the baseline to give the Milwaukee Bucks a victory ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The statement, “I Do”, is two short and simple words that mean life-time commitment. I wonder how many men and women really understand what it takes to keep saying, “I Do”. The wedding day seems so whimsical and fairytale like, but the reality of sharing your life with someone ...