(ThyBlackMan.com) Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin, both of the Miami Dolphins, have dominated the news in the sports world for the past two weeks, but for all the wrong reasons  Supposedly, Martin was “bullied” by Richie Incognito to the point that Martin left the team indefinitely.  Each plays on the offensive ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Much has been made of demographic change and a phenomenon that some writers call the “beigeing” of America.  Over the short run, this process is sure to yield a more progressive body politic, but its effects over the long term may be less salutary.  This essay will contain some ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Who’s On First?” depicts Abbot and Costello going in circles attempting to communicate simple answers to simple questions.  In a similar respect, black people have been faced with this daunting task. Since the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation claimed to have freed 4 million enslaved Africans, black people in America have ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It is no secret, President Obama has been battered over the last few days due to missteps associated with his signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). His enemies and indeed, some members of the Democratic Party have vocalized their displeasure in the way he handled the rollout of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s been as much myth as fact regarding John F. Kennedy’s civil rights legacy in the more than 50 years before, during, and especially after, his assassination on November 22, 1963. In the days before he delivered his now famed presidential inaugural address on Friday, January 20, 1961, two ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Cornel West said, . “The kind of courage that these brothers had in 1971 is in short supply,” said Dr. West. “It’s in short supply. Because when you bring together the national security state and the military industrial complex, when you bring together the prison industrial complex and all ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A few years ago, my dad and I were talking about how to get up really early in the morning when you feel like hitting snooze and burying your head under the covers. He said something that always sticks with me on days when I feel like turning back ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Don’t Shop For One Weekend To Honor Trayvon Martin. We get no respect from the justice system. A Black life is worth far less than others to police and to the courts. But we can sure spend money to make ourselves feel good. Our hard earned dollars are a ...