(ThyBlackMan.com) The other day, a friend of mine called to tell me that the Congressional Black Caucus was finally getting a chance to meet with President Obama.  I think that he was excited, as if this meeting actually meant something. I looked at my friend with an empty stare and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If there were ever a collection of African American artifacts and historical information that should be shared with the world, The Kinsey Collection is just that.  Bernard and Shirley Kinsey have created a collection of African American items that shared the history and cultural importance of the African American ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me make a “pitch” (pun intended) for Black sports agents. Watching the NBA playoffs and finals was more than an exercise in pulling for my favorite teams; it was also a very frustrating experience for me because I tend to look at most things from an economic perspective. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t watch the BET Awards, but even I heard about the backlash Meagan Good received for her dress of choice that night. Everywhere I turned it seemed like this “scandal” was being talked about, so I looked up the dress for myself. My thoughts? The color is beautiful, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m not sure who sent me information about the case of Gabriella Calhoun.  I do know that a Your Black World contributor, Yolanda Spivey, covered the case, asked a lot of questions and came to me with her conclusions. I admit that I am a natural skeptic of almost everything ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The instant that Sanford police officials in March 2012 leaked to the media school records that showed Trayvon Martin had been suspended from school for possessing a trace amount of marijuana, there was little doubt that George Zimmerman’s defense attorneys would jump all over this to prove their point ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was overjoyed to see that award winning actor Denzel Washington made the cover with his wife Pauletta Washington. At first thought I said to myself that this story on them should be somewhat of “how to” manual and tutorial on how to keep one’s marriage intact when you ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I am an African American male and recent high school graduate.  Throughout the duration of my high school career, I gained a great deal of knowledge as to what the key factors are that drag us to the depths of society.  Whether derived from a cultural and or social ...