(ThyBlackMan.com) “My mama whooped by butt and I turned out okay.” Many of us have heard our parents or other relatives say these very words. Some people believe that whippings are the answer to everything and others feel that it’s not even an option. Thirty and forty years ago the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If one takes a serious look at the recent history of organizations like Lehman Brothers, Countrywide and most recently, MF Global, you start to wonder if what is defined as criminal behavior in the rest of the United States is the same for folks on Wall Street with straight ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If you can control a man’s thinking, you don’t have to worry about his actions. If you can determine what a man thinks you do not have worry about what he will do. If you can make a man believe that he is inferior, you don’t have to compel ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A group of leading Black intellectuals met at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to discuss the current plight of African-Americans in the United States. Curiously, at the recent forum, which took place Feb. 26 and was entitled “Black America: A Prescription for the Future,” alongside their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It seems that Pat Robertson is at it again. In light of the devastating tornadoes that have touched down in the Midwest and Southern states he has made very disheartening comments regarding tornado victims during an episode of the 700 Club. Pat Robertson is a televangelist and the host ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I would also say of Ron Paul – he doesn’t need to win. In his view he is winning already. This is an ideological point he is making. But here’s why it’s electorally significant – a lot of people, I mean 41 percent in Virginia, only two people on the ballot, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Post modern, materialistic hedonism. It is one of the most destructive things for the Black community. Our value system is now based on the pursuit of pleasure or the pursuit of things that we perceive will provide us with pleasure over the contentment gained by building supportive relationships with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama’s job approval rating has risen to 50% for the first time since last summer. The poll comes right after news that there were 227,000 jobs added to the US economy. Additionally, the percentage of Americans who disapprove of the job the president is doing has dropped to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like any other Black man who doesn’t walk around with a gun on his waist, I found myself confused and disturbed by the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was shot by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, 26, last week after an altercation. As the son of a police officer, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I find it vitally important that American’s take a deep look at the terms “black and white.” It was Dr. King who rightfully noted that a man is to be judged neither by the “content of his character nor by the color of his skin.” Although Dr. King is ...