(ThyBlackMan.com) Remember when the federal government restricted tobacco companies from marketing to children? They did this because they know that marketing can modify behavior and they didn’t want young people to be influenced to engage in unhealthy activity. Well, what happens when you are marketing mass murder to teenagers? Should ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The horrific murder of nine-year-old Antonio Smith in Chicago sometime last week, weighed heavy on my mind. The outrage was very minimal, but despite what the media has written about one’s lack of outrage, the community is very upset and concerned about this unsolved murder. Smith was found shot multiple ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black life, for the most part, has become a myriad of frustration, doubt, hopelessness, desperation, despair, struggle, and fear. We fear one another; we fear the police; we fear discrimination; we fear racism; we fear injustice; and we fear for our children’s safety on several fronts. We have news ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This morning as I skimmed through the various articles and blogs about last night’s airing of “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta Season 3, Part 2 of the Reunion Show”, the commonality among all that I read, was that, finally! “The drama is here!” “Here comes the turn up!” “The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On the very day that Michael Brown, the slain teenager from Ferguson, Mo., was buried, the Congressional Black Caucus made a major announcement. They sent a letter complaining to President Obama. Yep, you heard correctly. They took the bold move of asking the president to investigate issues of racism ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you are reading this, then you have probably put aside doing something important. Why aren’t you doing it now? Before you answer, don’t feel bad, because according to “Psychology Today“, “Psychological Science” & “American Psychological Association“, 20% of people are labeled as procrastinators, and as high as 25% ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Because I am a black conservative, someone wrote asking me this great question. “What is it that compels some black men and women to cling to, and follow people like Sharpton, Jackson, Wright, Obama, Spike Lee, Black Panthers, Holder, etc.?” I have pondered the same question. Some black folks embrace ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Thursday, August 28 National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced a new league-wide policy for players accused of domestic violence. The Good: There needs to be stronger and more professionally detrimental circumstances for what is a heinous crime. Note: there is no excuse for domestic violence despite what ...