(ThyBlackMan.com) One of my favorite TV shows happens to be “The Boondocks.” Most Boondocks fans remember the scene where one of the boys on the show, Riley, makes reference to the rapper Ice Cube by saying, “You mean the dude who makes family movies?” The infamous Boondocks scene defines the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is official! The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall will be about Blacks, designed by Blacks, and the construction managed by Blacks. This $500 million project will be totally unlike the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument, which was manipulated by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Imagine that there was no March on Washington led by the late great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or that there was no Montgomery to Selma March or Bus boycott as a direct consequence of the actions of a Rosa Parks, or even no sit in’s at Woolworths. All ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Around the media world and blogosphere I incessantly see articles suggesting how Barack Obama has assured a victory in the 2012 Presidential election after his decision to go into Pakistan and kill Osama bin Laden. Now I too, wrote a piece some weeks ago asserting six reasons why he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I could hardly believe my ears. A candidate running for president actually said in a recent debate that English is the official language of the United States. And not one of his opponents or the moderator or the press the next day noticed his gaffe! I am reminded of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Bobbi Kristina Brown has attained a new level of fame since the untimely passing of her mother Whitney Houston. No longer her pop star mom’s ever present sidekick, she is now a media sensation in her own right. Bobbi Kristina has blown minds by saying she wants to change ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Our heroic Black historical struggle should be the foundation for what we build as Blacks in the future. The transition of leadership from those who moved us to this point in the past to those of us who will move us forward in the future is critical. This is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hypothetically, let us assume there is a young man who has just finished school, and he is attempting to decide where he will move on to for his personal professional development. In this process, he meets with several interesting entities, of which many offer him incentives to select their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The always interesting and entirely lovable Demetria Lucas wrote a very nice article on TheRoot.com asking whether or not men avoid successful women. I had to chime in on this one. For the busy and successful women who are reading this, I will try to save your valuable time ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Move over, LeBron James, there’s a new NBA villain on the rise. With Thursday’s NBA trade deadline finally upon us, Dwight Howard’s season-long indecisiveness about his future with the Orlando Magic finally reached the tipping point, with the league’s best center possibly committing brand suicide in the process. It’s ...