(ThyBlackMan.com) How would this term apply to the use of Social Media by Fathers. Men are accountable in the creation of their digital footprints that their children and the world will see. Technology allows us to “digitally speak” our minds, share our hearts, express our spirituality, our Manhood, even our ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It has been said that he who laughs last, laughs best. When it comes to laughing at African Americans and ignorant Black comedy, we have to seriously ask ourselves: “Who’s laughing last? Who’s laughing best?” I’m not certain that it’s us. Let’s take, for example, Chris Rock’s famous quip: ...
(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 ...