(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently pulled out of a relationship panel discussion in which I was supposed to be the moderator. I watched it morph from a panel of Black men speaking into something else when two women were added as co-moderators. Some people believe that whenever men have something to say, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know, I know …..when we hear the word militant today it conjures up negative images of terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda,or hate groups like white supremacist, or black nationalist. Unfortunately, groups like these have given the word a bad name. A militant by definition is simply a person or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m not here to defend President Obama, because I don’t agree with everything he does, or fails to do, myself. But there are those in the Black community who need to come to terms with the fact that there are some things that even the president can’t do – ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after he was involved in an accident this weekend that killed his teammate, Jerry Brown. This is the second tragedy that has hit the NFL in recent days. Most of us know about the death of Jovan ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, I found myself taking the time to watch CNN’s “Who’s Black in America?” hosted by Soledad O’Brien. I watched the show curiously, gaining deeper insights into the struggles of both light and dark-skinned African Americans who live in a world where not being “black enough” can be just ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Two years ago I remembered a documentary I saw produced by Antoine Fuqua called, Bastards of the Party about the Bloods and the Crips. The director, a former Blood gangmember, felt the gang-related turf wars grew out of the restless generation that came after the Black Panther Party, which ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What patriots find most alarming about the reelection of Obama is the feeling that we have lost America. Recently, a pro football player committed suicide after murdering his girlfriend. The media blames guns and football for the shooting. http://newsbusters.org/node/60790 They act as if the football player bore no responsibility, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Brother” Cornel West, .Your explanation for your comment that President Obama is a “Rockefeller Republican in blackface” is as lame and disingenuous a cop out as I’ve ever heard. You claimed that your critics are trivializing your comment by not getting to the core of your assertion, which was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ideally, three quarters of our plate should be filled with fruits and plants. But these days, vegetables take a backseat to meat. The average American eats almost 300 lbs of meat a year! When meat is the center of the meal, it’s easy to lose focus on the other ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently traveled to New York for a panel on black male fatherhood, hosted by former NBA player Etan Thomas. The panel consisted of other great athletes, including former NY Knick Allan Houston, Billy Hunter (Executive Director of the NBA Player’s Association), Chris Broussard from ESPN and several others. ...