(ThyBlackMan.com) The GOP’s war over America’s debt ceiling is not about America’s debt, it’s about President Obama. The debt ceiling debate can’t be separated from the GOP’s never-ending hunt for any issue that can taint, embarrass, and ultimately weaken the Obama presidency. The GOP’s goal is as it has always ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who knows me, knows I’m anti-“success,” anti-“industry” and anti-anybody and everybody who’s in the business of selling dreams and…LIES! I get it…I get though…everyone in the world wants to achieve some level of success. No one wants to live broke and destitute. But what really bothers me is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Well, the GOP has done it again. Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, recently signed a controversial marriage “pledge.” Part of the document alleges that the family situation of African-American children living under slavery is superior or preferential to today. Meaning, Black slave children had stronger families under slavery. Of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I believe the title of this blog post is the most accurate statement facing recent generations today. We are criticized for being brash, loud, lazy, unruly, lazy, and everything else under the sun, but we are actually in the best position to make take this country and put it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) No sooner did the verdict in the Anthony case come in then a whole slew of “media personalities” began screaming bloody murder. A motley crew of lawyers, would-be lawyers and could not be lawyers began bellowing in outrage, and they have not stopped yet. They had already convinced the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I thought I was done discussing the illustrious Dr. Cornel West, but he just won’t seem to go away. But that’s ok, because he’s serving a useful purpose. The Cornel West saga has served to open the eyes of many in the Black community to the petty, self-serving agenda ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If the United States is going to regain its global leadership position in higher education, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will need to play a major role, says a White House official on education. Just how the nation’s predominately Black institutions will participate in that objective was the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, I find myself engaged in discussions about social entrepreneurship and its lasting impact vs. charity’s seemingly temporary one. Growing up as the son of Salvation Army officers, I’m no stranger to the ideology of helping those in need. As a child, I watched my parents play the roles ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama is well aware of the devastating impact that any cuts in Social Security, either through direct benefit slashes or a formula change that virtually eliminates or damps down the already abysmally low cost of living increases, would have. In a ringing statement in 2008, then Democratic presidential ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Because I’ve been fired several times, I personally advocate this as a means of moving a person into their greatness. Don’t look at me sideways. I say this because, people get comfortable and complacent. Generally, it’s not until a person gets the boot, and they’re snatched from their comfort ...