(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama’s slumping approval numbers seem to confirm the belief that second term presidents run into trouble, sometimes big trouble, in trying to hold it together during their second term. In Obama’s case, the NSA spy debacle, the lingering anger over Benghazi, the AP leaks, and the big contentious ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I pray this Christmas will be blessed, joyful and peaceful for you. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, please remember the reason for the season! We are near the end of another year and I thought this would be a great time to pose five important questions for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I heard about the tragic death of Lord Infamous (aka Ricky Dunigan) from the group Three 6 Mafia, I was hurt, but not surprised. We’re used to rappers dying before the age of 50, since we’ve come to embrace a culture that only serves to deplete our mental ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve never been a conservative and never will be. But what I find funny is that, when I go into the media, people assume that I am a liberal. It might be because I identify with poor black people, support affirmative action and have helped to fight against mass ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Warren Buffett is rich, very rich. This past year, Buffett’s wealth grew by a stunning $12.7 billion dollars, up to $59.1 billion. All of this according to Wealth-X, a firm that studies the nation’s super rich. This means that Buffett’s wealth grew by $1.5 million dollars per hour, every ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The English word advent comes the Latin word adventus – which means “impending arrival”. We are currently in the season of Advent. Many Western religions observe the season of Advent as a period of observation, preparation, and celebration towards the nativity. Christmas is, of course, the birth of Jesus ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Names are very important because they become part of our identity. The definition of a name is that it is a label given to a noun, either a person, place or thing. When it comes to names for people, it is more than just a label; the name is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A friend told me an inspiring story the other day. While driving through a heavy Atlanta rainfall, he noticed a couple standing at a bus stop with two small children. The woman was under an umbrella, the children were hovered closely to her on each side and the man ...