(ThyBlackMan.com) ‘For man knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in a snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.’ – Ecclesiastes 9:12 Earlier this week, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Upon hearing the televised news from President Obama Sunday night, large crowds reveled outside the White House and in New York City where the Twin Towers were hit. But, Black leaders say Bin Laden’s death should not only signal an ending, but a beginning. Some say Americans must now ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Too many Blacks leaving school with no degree, substandard education, study shows… In the race to have the best team, win the most games and make the most money, college sports programs have exploited student-athletes for university gains, according to some of the nation’s leading experts on race and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The interim chairman of the Democratic National Committee says the nation, and specifically the African-American community, has to stick with President Barack Obama and the Democrats during these tough times to ”keep the country safe and secure.” But in an exclusive taped interview Tuesday with the weekly radio program ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama appears to be riding high. Osama Bin Laden, the world’s most-wanted man, has been killed under his leadership. He pulled off an “in your face” coo by producing his long-form birth certificate to silence billionaire Donald Trump. And although the economy is still struggling, it shows some ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I’m out in public sometimes I often look around at everyone and wonder which of these people are Christans and which of them are not. It’s sometimes very hard to tell the difference. I mean everyone is wearing the same type of clothing, having the same types of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “One for the brothers who aren’t here.” Saying these words is always bittersweet, especially when applied to young men who have not reached their 35th birthday, but sometimes life is that way. We cannot control when a life will be taken from us, but we can control how we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Malcolm X was assassinated on a sunny winter’s day in 1965, many thought black radicalism would die with him. “Malcolm is our only hope. You can depend on him to tell it like it is and to give Whitey hell,” one man told the New York Post. But ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last night Michelle Obama hosted an “Evening of Poetry” at the White House. She invited an eclectic group of poets to recite their poetry. But, Fox News and right wing radio has singled out one performer—the Grammy award winning rapper Common—to be on the receiving end of their ire. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Obama Administration recently announced that it is standing by its decision to invite the “controversial” rapper Common to the White House for a poetry reading event. Anyone who has heard or seen Common perform (which you can see by clicking here) understands that this brother is about as controversial as ...