Urgent Economic Data Coming…Wednesday and Friday!

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Wednesday and Friday are two days of reckoning when it comes to the Federal Reserve Bank’s (Fed) policy of withdrawing easy or cheap money from the economy. The Fed started withdrawing money through its Quantitative Easing (QE) program in December 2013. Of course, there will be many other days in the future when data of this... [Read more...]

Stephen A. Smith Please Dont Defend Kobe Bryants Ignorance.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve always loved Stephen A. Smith.  His energy, intellect and instinct as a sports analyst is second-to-none.  I also appreciate the fact that every time I was on Stephen’s Show (“Quite Frankly, which ESPN should never have taken off the air), he always treated me with decency and respect.   I appreciated his show... [Read more...]

“The Untouchables”; Starring Black Women.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) One of the definitions of untouchable is: beyond criticism, control, or suspicion. As Black Women we have a tendency to think that we are beyond criticism, and when we are justifiably criticized we scream that we are being attacked, but have no problem verbally attacking Black Men, and because the Black Woman is so rebellious... [Read more...]

Boondocks Creator Aaron McGruder Explains Why He Left Sort Of.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t go out of my way to meet very many people.  I’m not sure if this makes me anti-social or not, but it’s just a fact.  In the course of my work, I’ve been blessed with the chance to bump into some extraordinary souls, and brilliant individuals who’ve climbed mountains in their sleep.  But there are few people... [Read more...]

Is It Fair To Compare NBA Kobe Bryant To NFL Oj Simpson.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I am good friends with former NBA player Etan Thomas.  I consider Etan to be one of the great athletes of our generation not just because he was an outstanding performer on the court, but also because he excels just as much off the court.  His promotion of fatherhood and conscientiousness in the black community is a throwback... [Read more...]

Politics; Withering Heights.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “Wuthering Heights” is the classic 1847 novel written by Emily Bronte under the pseudonym of Ellis Bell. This masterpiece of British literature – set in the Victorian era – is a tale with the themes of revenge and redemption; jealousy and juxtaposition; morality and manipulation. “Wuthering Heights” is wholly applicable... [Read more...]

Five Disturbing Observations About Kobe Bryant.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Like the rest of the world, I was stunned to hear Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant argue that it was somehow an unecessary burden for a black man to stand in support of the late Trayvon Martin.  If anything, the Trayvon Martin case brought black people together in ways that we haven’t seen since the death of Dr. Martin... [Read more...]

The Beyonce Effect and the Re-Negrofication of Black America.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Recently I have been thinking, that I am glad South African apartheid was gone before Alicia Keyes, Rihanna & Beyoncé were born because I really believe that they would have performed there just to get a check.  Now I am not holding the aforementioned to the platitudes of others like Stevie Wonder or an AliceWalker or MayaAngelou,... [Read more...]

The Redefinition of Socialism.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama’s political enemies and critics repeatedly refer to him as a socialist. These people used the words socialism and socialist as smears – as badges of dishonor and disdain. I think it’s a fair question to ask if they’re engaging in this incessant campaign of name calling accidentally or deliberately. And... [Read more...]

Yes, When Elephants and Donkeys Fight

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The Kenyan Proverb, “When elephants fight the grass suffers,” is very apropos to us, the grassroots. Only in our case, we are fighting over elephants and donkeys, but we are still the ones suffering. We watch the two parties fight every day, and then we take sides and jump in. Who is hurt by that? Certainly not them; it’s... [Read more...]

Next Page »