(ThyBlackMan.com) The Notorious B.I.G is often hailed as one of the best rappers and songwriters in the history of rap. While many will say “well he only has 2 albums, so you can’t crown him the best” well yes we can. He was a master flow, told stories better than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Arizona, a state that is regularly accused of having a serious issue with people of color, received another stain to its reputation. This week, four white female students at Arizona State University showed up to a football gamewearing black face. The school asked students to wear all-black attire to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I really dreaded this weekend leading up to the 10th anniversary of the day of the attacks on NYC and the Pentagon and the tragic crash of the plane in PA. I knew that the media was going to go full tilt with the remembrances, clips interviews, etc. and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African-American librarians are the gateway conservators of our history; their existence in the profession will play a vital role in the 21st century. I will never forget when I opened up Mildred Taylor’s, “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry,” I was in the fifth grade. The writer took me ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rep. Maxine Waters (D. California) has been one of the most vocal advocates on the black unemployment crisis as of late. Waters has argued that President Obama should use the bully pulpit of the White House to speak in a more balanced way about unprecedented African American suffering. She has noted ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was talking to some of my older brothers in Christ at church the other day and I received some great insight on marriage and submission. One man was telling me how powerful and strong his marriage is because of the way his wife is submitted to him. You see, I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I like Obama. He is smart, promotes the values of family and what it means to be a father and a husband, but his policies leave a lot to be questioned. I am not fond of the republicans, or the Democratic Party, especially the true GOP candidates trying to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As African-American blues legend, B.B. King, continues to wail in his famous all-American lyrics, “The thrill is gone!” It has been reported that the black community is falling out of love with President Barack Obama. Loyal and hopeful voters, the Congressional Black Caucus, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Reverend Jesse Jackson, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On September 2, 2011 at 1:24 AM, God blessed my wife and me with a happy, healthy, beautiful, baby boy. Upon our return to the recovery room, I began my massive digital announcement campaign, consisting of text messages, emails, and mobile phone calls to alert family and close friends ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In his book, Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America , American linguist and political commentator John H. McWhorter writes: “When I hear someone say something along the lines of ‘why do we have to be talking about race? Why can’t we just be people and let that ...