(ThyBlackMan.com) Without a choice Black women carry the burdens of yesteryear.  Barely exiting the womb life roles are given to them without tryout.  Worse, yet, society expects Black women to succeed in those demeaning and demanding meager roles.  Should a Black woman interjects the station forced upon her by those who fear ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Chuck D. and Mavis Staples teamed up for what I feel was a monumental move on their part to bring rap music and Hip Hop Culture back to where it should be with funky dynamic very appealing beats with a message to jolt the subconscious mind back into place ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) While reflecting on some of the more fanatical GOP verbiage this writer has heard of late, designed to debase and marginalize the accomplishments of President Barack Obama; specifically, the ignorance and stupidity of many uninformed detractors calling for his impeachment. The U. S. Congress has voted this week, along ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.  Nearly one third of female homicides are committed by an intimate partner.  The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds 5.8 billion dollars a year.  Domestic violence is ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There were several meetings. Eight white men and two white women. Was this a meeting of the Mormon Glee Club? The New White Citizens Council? Perhaps a Klan meeting? No. That meeting was the creative team for the new James Brown movie, “Get On Up.” Welcome to post-racial Hollywood ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Rapper Dee-1 appears to be the future of hip-hop.  As Americans grow tired of music that glorifies self-destructive behavior and excessive materialism, Dee-1 stands outside the crowd.  As a self-described “One Man Army,” this artist is determined to shift the power of hip-hop in a way that keeps black ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Long lost are the days when our fighters embodied the collective pathos of our community. The last one to do it effectively was Muhammad Ali, whose eloquent delivery and stylish bravado captured and certified the black community’s desire to define itself by its own terms. Ultimately the message that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last year the president signed the third reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.  The act provides increased funding to help in the treatment and protection of rape victims as well as providing funds for rape sensitivity training to police.  The desire to end rape culture has become a ...