(ThyBlackMan.com) Driving home from church today, I thought about a portion of the song, “God Bless the U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood. I actually began to sing: “I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free. And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The streets were a writhing mass of panic. I remember looking down from the 8th floor of a Washington, D.C., office building and seeing, literally, the city – hundreds of people in business suits, dresses and ties – clawing at each other and the air, desperately trying to make ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rep Maxine Waters, who has been quite critical of the Obama Administration as of late, has come out to express her support for the jobs bill proposed by President Barack Obama last week. Maxine Waters told TheRoot.com that she believes that the bill holds promise and should be supported. I think it ...
(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 ...