(ThyBlackMan.com) While reflecting on some of the more fanatical GOP verbiage this writer has heard of late, designed to debase and marginalize the accomplishments of President Barack Obama; specifically, the ignorance and stupidity of many uninformed detractors calling for his impeachment. The U. S. Congress has voted this week, along ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. Nearly one third of female homicides are committed by an intimate partner. The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds 5.8 billion dollars a year. Domestic violence is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There were several meetings. Eight white men and two white women. Was this a meeting of the Mormon Glee Club? The New White Citizens Council? Perhaps a Klan meeting? No. That meeting was the creative team for the new James Brown movie, “Get On Up.” Welcome to post-racial Hollywood ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rapper Dee-1 appears to be the future of hip-hop. As Americans grow tired of music that glorifies self-destructive behavior and excessive materialism, Dee-1 stands outside the crowd. As a self-described “One Man Army,” this artist is determined to shift the power of hip-hop in a way that keeps black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Long lost are the days when our fighters embodied the collective pathos of our community. The last one to do it effectively was Muhammad Ali, whose eloquent delivery and stylish bravado captured and certified the black community’s desire to define itself by its own terms. Ultimately the message that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last year the president signed the third reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The act provides increased funding to help in the treatment and protection of rape victims as well as providing funds for rape sensitivity training to police. The desire to end rape culture has become a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Slow responses on the behalf of West African nations and the international community have allowed the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa to transition into a full scale international bio-hazard. Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) state there have been more than 730 deaths, including 60 health workers, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The silliness about a Ben Carson presidential bid just got sillier. With much fanfare, he recently gathered a flock of supposedly well-heeled donors, boosters, and political operatives in Palm Beach, Florida and announced that he’s formed a PAC, with the presumptuous name, One Nation to prep his 2016 White ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know you’ve been pondering the answer to your greatest challenge. You’ve been trying to figure it all out – coming up with various scenarios, seeking outside opinions and generally racking your brain to get the right answer. But my question is a simple one: If you knew the ...
Good Times No More: Why Black America’s Favorite TV Dad James Evans Couldn’t Exist In The Year 2014.
(ThyBlackMan.com) James Evans, that strong Father figure that Black America absolutely loved – played by John Amos back in the sitcom Good Times for 61 episodes from 1974 to 1976 – wouldn’t have a chance to shine as a character in the climate of today’s television offerings because he would ...