(ThyBlackMan.com) Attorney Barbara Arnwine, leader of the DC based Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is on a mission. She wants to make sure that every citizen has the right to vote. On its face, it seems like a retro mission, since the right to vote has long been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To really know what’s going on in this country, the race card must not just be played, it must also be understood. Remember the saying, “Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it!” Well that is the story of America today. The richer this nation becomes the more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain has announced that he doesn’t appreciate the idea of being labeled an “African American.” During an interview with Bloomberg, Cain said that he prefers to be called an “American,” stating that the word “African” on the front of his racial identity limits him and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Arguably the necktie remains one of the most given gifts to fathers on Father’s Day. According to Shawna Blake, a journalist for Helium.com, “Today the necktie is a bit passé, for there are many dads who don’t find a use for the neck ornament.” There are probably few fathers ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every Democrat from the White House down screamed loudly for New York Representative Anthony Weiner to resign, and he finally did. But it’s not a Democrat that’s breathing the biggest sigh of relief at Weiner’s downfall. It’s Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. There was much talk a year ago ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the biggest problems confronting many inner-city Black neighborhoods is too many low-income Black males killing other low-income Black males. Needless to say, that is not the way such crimes are diagnosed in most of the press and by Black “leaders.” In newspaper articles and on radio and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today, I spoke at the Town Hall meeting on the state of the African American male, hosted by Bev Smith. Bev is the host of an evening talk show with American Urban Radio Networks. I was on a panel with Al Dotson -Chairman of 100 Black Men of America, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The only thing that we all know for sure, is that relevant is REAL. We talk about “keepin it real” but keeping it real is only important if it is relevant to what we’re talk in about or what we’re trying to resolve. The Republican and Tea Party candidates ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Graduating is about change and moving on, and in the same breath it can be frightening as well as exciting. Being frightened and excited often have the same physical symptoms: racing heart, shortness of breath, sweaty palms, etc. The only thing that is really different is your choice of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This coming Sunday marks the celebration of Father’s Day for many around the nation. My son and I have made a big mess constructing an arts and craft thingy for his dad. I love seeing those two interact together, it warms my heart and I feel blessed to have ...