(ThyBlackMan.com) If you haven’t heard, (unless you’ve lived under a rock,) Beyonce shocked the music world by releasing her self-titled fifth album Beyoncé  via iTunes in December. As expected, her fans not only bought the album, but showered their grace upon their female messiah. And if you’re wondering, there are ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) My title is meant to be satirical but I fully believe that my writing would gain more traction with folks if I did adopt messaging along the lines of the title.  It seems to me that there is a decent-sized market for men who position themselves as experts on dating ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The stock market has been mixed lately as a result of the Federal Reserve Bank’s (Fed) announcement that it will reduce its bond buying activities, which started December. Because tapering or reducing the purchase of government debt at very low interest rates is not good for stocks, and will ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I have written about the huge opportunity Black dissatisfaction with Obama presents to the Republican Party. It’s time to speak directly to Black Republicans and GOP congressional leadership about dissatisfaction with the loyal opposition. Last week marked the 50th anniversary of President Johnson’s “War on Poverty,”  legislation that Johnson ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The thought hit me hard once again when I pondered the thought of how Black men are vilified in the media more so than any other race for the same exact indiscretions. There is no official gauge to measure whether they are or not as the way many will ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Now that a 2014 has come, I have decided to pull out my trusted crystal ball and give you some of my predictions for the year. I think the biggest thing to watch is on the political front.  This year we will have congressional elections for the House and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Boondocks, perhaps, is the most revolutionary African American themed television show in recent memory. Its satiric episodes brought issues to light such as prison, the African American culture of putting the wrong things as priority and even highlighting the criticisms and stigmas of Tyler Perry (which pissed a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I am not entirely sure, but if I was a betting [wo]man I would bet that many of you know all about (what I call) the ‘must have’ list.  Of course, it is entirely possible that I am wrong, but just in case I am not, let’s talk about it. ...