114th United States Congress; Game of Stones.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Tuesday, January 6th marked the first day of the 114th United States Congress. By all accounts, it was a comedy of errors. An occasion which offered the Republican Party a new beginning in a new year to demonstrate a new sense of urgency towards addressing America’s simmering issues turned into a recap of my 10th grade English... [Read more...]

Mr. Obama is a Sellout! African-Americans & the Middle Class Targeted!

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “You can make your mouth say anything, but your actions reveal your true intentions.”  James Davis The premise on which this economy expanded in the last seven years is based on a United States Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) program called Quantitative Easing (QE). The central bank financed the debt of the federal government... [Read more...]

Why is it important for me to get a college Education?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The other day, I ran into an older adult woman who used to work at my old elementary school.  She quickly came up to me and said “Wow, I expected you to be gone by now!”.   I later realized that what this lady meant by “gone” was that she expected me to be in jail,  or probably dead by now.  For the... [Read more...]

HBCU’s; Is President Barack Obama Trying to Kill Black Colleges?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Is Barack Obama, the nation’s first African American president, trying to kill Historically Black Colleges and Universities? If he’s not, he’s going to have a difficult time convincing HBCU presidents, trustees and alumni. Surprisingly, Obama has become their worst nightmare. Neither Obama, the First Lady, the Secretary... [Read more...]

MLK, Jr.; The “Real” Dream Speech.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! A suggestion for these days of special attention to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Whenever people cite this sentence from his iconic “I... [Read more...]

Money, Money Hungry NAACP.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “Whoever loves money never has enough.” Ecclesiastes 5:10 I would offer that verse from the wisest man in history to our National NAACP President and Board. They sent me at least five letters in December asking for money to help meet a $100,000 goal. Are they that strapped for money? After all, when Ben Jealous left just... [Read more...]

Math Teacher Called N-Word; Death Threats Follow.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “Fuck Miss. Gardener [sic] Nigger 8,” read the message on the girl’s bathroom stall of Amherst High School, in Massachusetts, on the date of March 20, 2014. The African American teacher referenced, a math instructor by the name of Carolyn Gardner, would not be informed about the discovery of the message, until two hours... [Read more...]

Time to Reform the Ole Thug Image of Hip Hop.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) One of my mentors asked me why I was so quiet and not making my voice heard in the streets protesting for justice. First, because, I Can’t Breathe. I am still in mourning over all these babies being gunned down by the people who are supposed to protect us. It goes back to what I have been saying all along is the Hip Hop’s... [Read more...]

Beyond the Rhetoric: What the U.S. Can Learn from Ole Cuba.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) People must wonder why the United States has been so hard on Cuba for the past 55 years.  The answer is simple. Led by the incomparable Fidel Castro, this small island nation took on the strongest nation on earth and, by all accounts, succeeded. Having the feared Soviet Union as Cuba’s a benefactor and “sugar daddy” gave... [Read more...]

Yes, Is Black America Better Off Under Obama?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Like the rest of America, Black America, in the aggregate, is better off now than it was when I came into office,” said President Obama on December 19, in response to a question by Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan. What planet African Americans are doing “better off” on is unknown. What is known... [Read more...]

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