(ThyBlackMan.com) I couldn’t help but notice that the rapper Jay-Z finally spoke up on his so-called beef with entertainment legend Harry Belafonte. Harry called out today’s entertainers, many of whom seem to avoid any and all uncomfortable controversy so they can max out their bank accounts. Beyond a few ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was elated upon hearing the not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial. It gave me hope that America has not yet totally succumb to the tyranny of Political Correctness. It is refreshing that the jury was not willing to sacrifice the life of an innocent man on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The vast majority of people in this country – both Black, White, and others – are good people. While we all have a strain of racism in us, it’s not a conscious racism, and most of us of normal intelligence are engaged a constant internal struggle eradicate it when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Was on a talented writers blog one evening, he goes by the name of Derrick Jaxn (and his namesake is the title of the blog, too.) I soon, ran across an interesting piece he wrote a while back titled “Hailed then Nailed.” In short, he elaborated on how the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Monday July 1, 2013, CNN aired a special program “N-word vs ‘Cracker’: Which is Worse?” hosted and moderated by Don Lemon. Impelled to offer greater perspective and response to the discussion, UVCC published commentary, titled “CNN Special Commentary Part I: Responding to Racism is not Reverse Racism”, viewable ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Parents would love to keep their children safe at all times, and to ensure that they’re always protected. Sadly, parents cannot possibly control every aspect of a child’s life. The best thing they can do is teach their children these important safety lessons, particularly in a situation where the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like nearly every other normal person in this country, I woke up depressed. It felt like the day after a funeral, when you somehow find yourself wondering, “This can’t be it. There’s got to be another option.” When I heard the judge utter the words “Not guilty” in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many bigots in this country are giddy with delight over what they view as a victory for bigotry in the George Zimmerman verdict. But since scientific studies have shown that racist attitudes have a positive correlation with gross ignorance ( http://www.livescience.com/18132-intelligence-social-conservatism-racism.html ), many of them are probably not familiar ...