(ThyBlackMan.com) At a Chicago Teacher’s Union event to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Rev. Jeremiah Wright said that while the civil rights leader proclaimed “I have a dream,” Obama says…  “I have a drone.” A very witty quip coming from the good reverend, but I’m curious, why don’t these ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In all organized sports, there are clearly defined rules that must be adhered to.  In all universities, there are clearly stated guidelines for admittance.  In all religions, there are shared beliefs that all members must adhere to. Without these clearly defined rules of engagement (ROEs), there can be no ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) GOP leaders took giddy delight in mocking President Obama’s 90-minute phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was Obama’s frontal effort to get Putin to stand down from his assault on the Ukraine. They called his talk with Putin weak, soft, and even cowardly. The GOP smears of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Lupita Nyong’o has been making her rounds on-screen at award shows and in the magazines, detailing her effortless fashion style. However, the moment that I felt a sense of connection with Lupita was during her speech on beauty standards and self-image. Recently, Lupita Nyong’o attended Essence Magazine‘s Black Women in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last season, Washington Redskins’ tackle Trent Williams was accused of directing use of the N-word toward a referee during a nationally-televised game. His action is just one of the many instances that the term tends to be thrown around freely in the face of self-respecting Black/African-American sports fans and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I find it appropriate to address this subject now, as it is near the end of Black history month. I don’t know how folk will take it, but I am without a doubt certain that Carter G. Woodson would approve and appreciate the thought processes engrained in what I ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When you’re sitting in the chair waiting for your segment to begin on CNN, you can sometimes see the segment that comes on right before your own.  On this particular day, I was set to appear on AC360 right after film director Spike Lee, a man with whom I ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  While returning from a speaking engagement on an evening flight,  the pilot announced that he expected we would land a few minutes early. Instead, as we approached, nearby thunderstorms changed the plan. For more than an hour – as daylight turned to evening – we circled.  At first, I found ...