(ThyBlackMan.com) You might ask and it would not be out of line what the heck is going on?!   Well, for one thing this ailing economy as previously predicted is not being properly managed by the Obama administration (https://thyblackman.com/2014/01/14/tough-economic-times-aheadand-not-just-for-blacks/).  Right now the economy looks like a patient who has gotten ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Fathers are important to their children; they define the relationships their children will have in life. The world renowned scholar, and African American activist, Malcolm X, notes; any man can make a baby with a woman, but a father is responsible for the growth and development of HIS children. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war…” This phrase was written by William Shakespeare – and appears in Act 3, Scene 1, line 273 of his play, “Julius Caesar. “Cry ‘Havoc’ is the recurring mantra of the hawks. I’m not talking about the Atlanta Hawks of the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) With the recent passing of Actress, Poet and Civil Rights Activist Ruby Dee, the overall bar of excellence in the creative Black world has been reduced. Ruby Dee has passed away on the heels of Maya Angelou and I do not feel that our great persons of influence get ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) One day a white, female teacher will send a letter home telling you how smart or intelligent your child is. Then, she’ll call and tell you that there’s an opening at a nearby school for the gifted. Finally, she’ll send paperwork for you to sign in order to send ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The word Tao is of Chinese origin. It’s a noun which is defined as “the principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order.” Although my last op-ed piece ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A few days ago, Chris Brown was released from jail looking happy (and hefty,) while also relishing his first steps of freedom as a now 25 year old man. 25 is the age of the quarter, where young men and women now embrace adulthood and begin to prepare themselves ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are three reasons why Obama critics are desperately trying to obscure the significance of Obama’s accomplishments. First, his competence blows the theory of White superiority all to Hell; secondly, White bigots are afraid that Obama’s success will cause the nation to want to elect more Black presidents, senators ...