(ThyBlackMan.com) The rapper Nelly, is known to many for his hits such as Hot in Herre, Grillz and Dilemma. He is also known for his dedication to the community by helping others. Nelly hails from St. Louis, MO and became well known with his debut of Country Grammar in 2000. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Some Thoughts on What Young Black Activists Should Consider In Creating a Successful Black Movement. Occupy Wall Street’s name is so popular now that it has entered pop culture lexicon and can be referred to by one name only as in “Occupy”, like “Prince” or “Drake”. This speaks volumes ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are so many gifted and talented people in the world and I have been blessed to meet a bunch of them. I have known so many who had the potential to be great successes in life. Some of the guys I grew up with have brilliant minds and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Star Jones has recently launched a campaign to take on the show “Vh1 Basketball Wives.”  For Star Jones, the depiction of Black women on the hit show coupled with the violence and abuse needs to stop. Jones recently vented: “It may be ‘comfortable’ to be quiet when women of color ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I love Rapper David Banner. Yes David Banner is not the only brilliant hip hop artist that we hear on the radio, but he is one of the few who is proud of his intelligence.  Unlike brothers who fall for the temptation to mask their intelligence with counter-productive bo-jangling, David ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Those that are familiar with my platform know that I am an advocate for accountability, inclusive of looking at “Self”. Whenever I mention accountability among my Sisters it is always met with some form of Deflection. Why is that? Why don’t we want to look at Self?   As ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  I keep thinking of an episode of the 1973 TV show, “Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders.” Homicide detective Kojak suspects that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives. The case gets a lot of media attention; politics and careers enter the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Fellas… Stop worshiping women! I can’t put it any plainer or more simple than that. Women want a man who they can admire…they’re not looking for a guy to worship them. Oh, they might like it for a moment..all the attention and what not. But eventually she’ll get tired ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Black Faces In White Places is far more than a “how-to succeed in the corporate world” manual for African Americans. It not only explains in great and meaningful detail how to play the game, but how to get downright creative with it for your own tremendous benefit. Drs. Randall ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In a free society prostitution should be legal—perhaps up for a morality debate or even discouraged—but certainly not criminalized.  Therefore, while not casting judgment on the specifics of their case, I have to applaud the chutzpah and media savvy of a quartet of Denver “making-it-rain” strippers, predominately white, who ...