Why parents need to step their game up.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) There’s all this talk about what President Obama needs to do about gun violence and what schools need to provide programs so that our children can succeed. But the key to the success of our youth starts at home with the parents.  A parent is someone who gives birth to a child, raises, and nurtures, educates and protects that... [Read more...]

Marc Morial, Ben Jealous, Al Sharpton, Who truly fighting for Black America.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Since President Obama was elected with 93% of the black vote, there is now a conversation regarding how to leverage unprecedented political support in order to receive the attention from the Obama Administration that such support deserves.  The Associated Press wrote about the matter this week, quoting Rev. Al Sharpton, NAACP... [Read more...]

Yes, Be Intentional!

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com)  So often in life, it is easy to fall into the habit of “living by accident.” Whatever opportunities or requests cross your path, you simply follow. Without a clear purpose or vision, it isn’t always obvious which choices are best and which ones are best left alone. As we enter the Christmas season, I simply... [Read more...]

Social Media: Parents vs Teens.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The holiday season allows for teens to increase their Social Media connections with friends. Social Media networks like; Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and others allow for exchange of all types of social information. SM by youth and teens is their primary means of sharing information and posting online content. Parents should be... [Read more...]

BET TJ Holmes speaks out, The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 Interview.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, TJ Holmes, host of the new BET show “Don’t Sleep!” took a trip to Power 105.1 in New York City to speak about his new show and the challenges of developing a new audience.  Charlamagne Tha God, one of the hosts of the show (“The Breakfast Club”), sent me a copy of the interview (which you can see below),... [Read more...]

Yes, Rev. Jesse Jackson Says The Fiscal Cliff is a “Fake Crisis”.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve all been hearing about this horrible thing called a “fiscal cliff” that President Obama and Congress are seeking to avert.  The cliff sounds scary, as if the entire economy is going to jump into the ocean, catching fire on the way to implosion.  The “fiscal cliff” is a series of spending cuts and tax increases... [Read more...]

President Obama Should Thank Jesse Jackson for Winning Formula.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama’s campaign strategists are receiving a lot of richly deserved praise in the wake of the president’s victory over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Nov. 6. Obama, who lost the majority of the White vote for the second time, won the election by assembling a progressive Democratic coalition pioneered... [Read more...]

Can Mr. Obama Be The Modern Day Version Of Lincoln?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Just as President Lincoln financed the Civil War with the issuance of bonds, President Obama can finance an economic recovery through allowing retiring baby boomers to take up to $40,000.00 of equity from their Social Security principle and having the remainder of that principle paid on a monthly basis, by adjusting how the Social... [Read more...]

Ok, An Angry Black Man.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Returning home after two months on the road touring the country singing, speaking, writing and campaigning to defeat Obama, I felt similar to a heartbroken soldier after losing a war. I trust God, but in all candor, I felt emotionally drained. Shopping for salad stuff in Walmart, I focused on a sign “Gold Bell Peppers $1.68... [Read more...]

The Glorification of Violence.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I find it funny how people are always so quick to blame hip-hop particularly gangster rap music for how the youth act but never recognize the real root of the problem. Gangster rap is just a branch of a tree called violence which was grown by America before music was even thought about. Exhibit A: Christopher Columbus, I find... [Read more...]

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