Tuesday, March 19, 2024

50 Years Later, Questions About Malcolm X’s Assassination Remain.

February 27, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Five years ago Thomas Hagan was paroled after having served 44 years in prison for his part in the murder of black nationalist leader Malcolm X. Hagan, who went by the name “Talmadge Hayer” at the time of the murder, is the only one of a trio of convicted assassins who ever publicly admitted to killing Malcolm. He... [Read more...]

What’s Wrong With African-American Men?

February 27, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Recently I wrote an article entitled What’s Wrong With African-American Women. But now it’s time for us to take a good hard look at African-American men and the problems we have. Beware guys, because if you keep reading, I am going to be hard on you – hard but fair. Why? Because you have to set the tone for... [Read more...]

DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES: Two Sides of the Same Deceptive Coin.

February 26, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) We need to know that Republican and Democratic parties are two sides of the same coin with different ways to use the middle and lower economic class. I am an African-American conservative, neither a democrat nor a republican. I voted for President Obama the first time because he was a better candidate than John McCain, he had... [Read more...]

London Falling.

February 26, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) A week ago or so, Saturday Night Live celebrated its 40th season on NBC with a live show filled with many of its famous alums. Ah, yes… the Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Players. One of my favorite recurring bits from SNL came courtesy of Chevy Chase – who at any given time would/could gleefully throw himself into a pile of folding... [Read more...]

President Obama Loves America.

February 25, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama loves this country but he also has a balanced, honest and realistic view on the dirt this country has done and the bridges this country has burned. In the wake of personal insults and attacks made by former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani against President Obama, we see just another example of personal attacks,... [Read more...]

Rudy Giuliani Was Right, Of Course President Obama Doesn’t Love America.

February 25, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) If the president’s policies are indicative of his love for America, let’s pray he begins hating our nation soon. When former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said “I do not believe that the president loves America” at a dinner featuring Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker last week, my response was, “No duh!” So why... [Read more...]

Fifty Years of Ole Economic Futility.

February 24, 2015 by  
Filed under Business, Money, News, Opinion, Politics, Weekly Columns

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) During the fifty year period from 1963 (“I have a dream!”) to 2013, Black people have been on a virtual economic treadmill. Our relative economic position has not changed; our unemployment rate has consistently been twice as high as the White unemployment rate, which was 5% for Whites and 10.9% for Blacks in 1963, and today... [Read more...]

Obama; Let The President Do His Job.

February 24, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I am neither democrat nor republican. I vote for the most qualified person with the best plan and strategy to carry it out, regardless of what party he or she belongs to. I voted for President Obama both times but not just because of color. I am balanced, fair, informed and respectful in my critical analysis of our President’s... [Read more...]

To Ole Black America: Our History Lies Before Us.

February 23, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I read a snippet in an old article in Essence Magazine indicating that researchers have uncovered new information suggesting that Cleopatra may not have been Black. The article brought back to mind a piece I read by Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson many years ago entitled, Whose Black History To Believe? In that very insightful article... [Read more...]

Bucks to honor former HBCU and NBA star Bob Dandridge; will Hall of Fame call next?

February 22, 2015 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Buried beneath recent NBA headlines about All-Star Weekend and the trade deadline was a story about one of the league’s most unsung legends. The Milwaukee Bucks announced that the organization is finally going to retire jersey No. 10 worn by sweet-shooting small forward Bob Dandridge. An unheralded fourth round draft pick... [Read more...]

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