(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m sure President Obama’s heart was in the right place. A few years ago, his Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, studied school discipline data and came to a troubling conclusion: African American students in the 2011-12 school year had been suspended or expelled at a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Father’s Day is a very hard day for me as I miss my father more than I have the words to convey. I try to channel that energy into celebrating fathers and what they mean to community and family. There are so many brothers that are amazing fathers to their ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I wish that I could have dismissed the ridiculous assertion as yet another occasion of “Uncle Remus” taking over the spirit of yet another black man. This “Uncle Remus” tale was outlandish as all of the other theories regarding why black women cannot find a “good black man”; however, this ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Republicans in name only (RINOs), notwithstanding, Democrats haven’t just lost their minds – they can only be described as loathsome and duplicitous, if not the personification of evil. And yet they consider themselves the arbiters of morals and moral standards. Even if the idea of morality could be loosely applied ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Racial bigotry is analogous to a train that makes periodic stops along a well-worn path. This train is a familiar site for indigenous populations, persons of African descent, Hispanics, and to poor whites. Although many have chosen to forget the roots of America’s new immigrants — the Irish, Russian, Italian, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) They say that time is money and it is true. If you are in your 20s now and you start making the most of your money, think about how much it would be worth when you reach retirement! But, if you are in your early 20s, it is likely that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A couple of decades ago it would be fair to say that there was certainly a rise in the number of people jetting abroad. This hardly came as a surprise; after all, budget airlines were new on the scene and everyone was keen to take advantage. However, over recent times ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) People of colour often experience more significant skin issues. This is partly because of the darker skin complexion due to the presence of extra melanin. The melanin pigment is what creates the different colour in the skin tone, but it also can be a problem sometimes too. Let’s look at ...