(ThyBlackMan.com) As the two supposed premier civil rights groups gather this week and next for their annual conventions (the N.A.A.C.P and the National Urban League, respectively), I want to challenge their agendas and then pose a few questions for them to answer. When civil rights are discussed in the media, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I received an email today from the White House stating that President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with NAACP President Ben Jealous and Urban League President Marc Morial. President Obama’s schedule (which can be seen here) shows that the meeting will be roughly 25 minutes, giving these ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Critical thinking and independent thought are rare in a world of social seeding and engineered popular culture. Yes, popular culture, which once developed organically from Black culture, is now artificially stimulated, taking backward portions of Black mis-socialization into the mainstream, which, even when it comes back to our own ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I just spoke to my friend Ryan Mack about our “Never Going Back” initiative to attack the problems of mass incarceration and recidivism in America. During the conversation, I had a revelation: Most of us are just a step away from being incarcerated, or have yet to understand what it truly ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am not privy to what is going on behind the close doors at the White House during these current “Negotiations” over the debt ceiling. I don’t know if I’m witnessing some sort of Kabuki act for public consumption or a dire portrayal of the economic cliff on which ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The sports industry is not just a signature aspect of the American way of life, but has also become a major component of the American economy. What distinguishes sports from other industries is the nature of its raw material: For the past fifty years, the prime raw resource in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Diabetes is a serious disease that affects nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States. Early diagnosis is critical to successful treatment and delaying or preventing some of its complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney disease, stroke, amputation and death. This year, T-fal has joined the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve been entertaining the idea of a get-rich-quick scheme. Forget the Ponzi deception (Bernie Madoff wrecked it for everybody), don’t get bogged down with a pyramid undertaking either–too cumbersome, multi-level marketing—why bother. I have found the mother lode to rapid wealth and success is virtually assured if one follows ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, critics of Congreswomen Bachmann have ran wild with the theory that her clinic which she co-owns with her husband is some how “flaky” because they offer treatment to gay men who want to go straight. Why is it so insane to think that while everyone should respect each ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This is the fourth of a six part series whereas the purpose and intent is hopefully, to initiate the process of undoing or reversing ideas and concepts—relative to the use of the n-word (n**ger/n**ga)—that have been programmed into the minds of our people which has caused them to adopt ...