(ThyBlackMan.com) JUST DAYS before a title bout that could eclipse the miracles of George Foreman, ageless phenomenon Bernard Hopkins addressed what really matters: Questioning former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb’s blackness and mettle. According to Hopkins, McNabb had a privileged childhood in suburban Chicago and, as a result, is not black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Herman Cain came out of nowhere last week to be the most talked-about contender in the first 2012 Republican presidential debate. Though to many professional observers he simply held his own as the only candidate with no government experience, to the focus group of South Carolina Republicans who had ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) GOP strategists and analysts sounded desperate, even panicked, when they implored Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to toss his hat in the presidential rink. Their panic to get Daniels in the race has less to do with any special magic that they think he’ll bring to a campaign to oust ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If I may be so bold as to borrow the title of W.E.B Dubois’ essay The Talented Tenth, I’d like to build on my previous blog entry entitled America’s Got a Talent. ~ The Talented Tenth a.k.a. Heavy D and Dubois Tithing a tenth of Your talents testifies to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) First Lady Michelle Obama has planned an evening of poetry tonight, and many people are up in arms about one of her invitees, poet and rapper Common. His attendance and him performing are considered inappropriate to critics, including The Daily Caller and Fox News, who’s headline reads: “Michelle Obama ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Natasha, a 16-year-old, says, “Although I get sick of their rules, I would feel bad if my parents just let me do whatever I wanted.” Malika, who’s 15, agrees: “We want (consciously or unconsciously) for our parents to be firm and set limits. It’s a form of security for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know many of you have heard of or may even use the phrase yourself of “doing the most” or “doing too much“, well ladies I’m here to tell you that some of you are doing waaay too much. I understand that circumstances bring about responsibilities i.e. children, family, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the latest U.S. monthly job report, the percentage of employed African-American men fell to its lowest level since records began in 1972. The figure belie expectations that the election of the first African-American in the White House could boost the blacks chances of getting jobs. The Labor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Talk about awful timing: In a media moment where even straight-arrow political reporter Bob Schieffer is calling his statements about the president racist, reality TV star and possible presidential candidate Donald Trump presided over an episode of Celebrity Apprentice Sunday in which all three black women still on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no question that Blacks have made tremendous progress on the field and on the sidelines. But Blacks and other people of color are still not major participants in the money side of college sports. Players, of course, do not get paid, but those in the higher echelons of ...