(ThyBlackMan.com) When I chose to become a public scholar in the 1990s, there were three people who inspired me the most:  Michael Eric Dyson, Julianne Malveaux and Cornel West.  I also found myself to be a strong supporter of the great Minister Louis Farrakhan and Rev Jesse Jackson.  Rev. Al ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A few weeks back Raven Simone’ said that she didn’t want to be labeled “African-American“, although both her parents black, and she didn’t want to be labeled “gay“, although she is in a sexual relationship with a member of the same sex. Ohhhhhkaaaayyyyyy !?!?! Clearly there wasn’t a dictionary ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Lacking the support for our black businesses and developments within the community… Speaking from an entrepreneur perspective of three businesses, I was once naïve to the intricate approaches of how business developments and growth became successful. Initially, I founded my businesses for the purpose of my community. I for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Johari Shuck is an expert on black athletes at the collegiate level. She is also a graduate of The University of Michigan, one of the most storied athletic programs in the country. The school has a strong track record of athletic and academic achievement, but when it comes to the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s no surprise that I speak about race and how unnecessarily divided Black people are a whole lot. To some, I speak on it far too much in a manner that eclipse my other obvious talents and abilities. You should hear what they say to me……. “Why don’t you ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever said something and then reflected on it and later thought to yourself, “I should not have said that?”  The new term I’ve created for this phenomena, is… “I shouldna”, as in “I should not have” said that.  Now I can be somewhat of an opinionated and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, the sexual assault allegations against comedian Bill Cosby re-entered the public sphere due to a joke by comedian Hanibal Burress, who said “You rape women.”  This stunning remark led the public to go back and review the sexual assault allegations against Cosby and where they came from. This ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) My attempt in writing is to keep it simple. Sin Vs behavior. Do they not come from the same womb? Isn’t one the result of the other? Change the behavior and you change lives despite ones religious belief…Sin is ever present and my flesh reveals this daily as I ...