(ThyBlackMan.com) 1991, Rev. Jesse Jackson asked the question “is hip hop music educating or eroding young minds.” 1992, the Parents Music Resource Center was instrumental in applying public pressure and forcing rapper Ice-T to recall his album and remove the song “Cop Killer” from it. Various law enforcement organizations pledged ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Several of my readers of have questioned why I am writing positive articles about my Republican Party.  The simple answer is that they deserve it. In the past, I have been very critical of my party because they have ignored the Black community, disrespected our current president with incendiary ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the men’s locker room after Bikram Yoga class this morning I overheard two men discussing these very rough economic times, in spite of reports that employment is on the rise. They asked “Where?” and “For whom?” One of the men in particular was very upset. Turns out he ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Thomas Boston, noted economist and author of Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship, in which he called for a strategy that would establish and grow Black owned businesses to the point of having the capacity to employ 20% of the Black workforce by the year 2010. Aptly titled, “Twenty ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The City of Chicago is experiencing a period of violence that is capturing national and international attention. Every week stories appear in the media that highlight the extreme gun violence in certain parts of the city. Just this weekend, Easter weekend, there were 23 shootings in the city and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Athletes Just Get a Scholarship… Those who oppose the idea of the NCAA sharing it’s billions with the families of student athletes tend to cite the scholarship as a fair and primary form of compensation.  The problem for the NCAA is that it’s difficult to rake in more money ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Written in 2000… With all the “talk” about college athletes not getting paid while coaches, directors, and universities earn billions in revenue, I thought I’d go back into the Blackonomics archives to find the following article. Although it has taken 13 years, I am glad to see this topic ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently purchased a delicious, ready-made salad from Trader Joe’s, only to discover its surprising caloric intake afterwards. It’s unexpected to find out how something seemingly healthy can wreck your weight loss efforts if you aren’t careful. When you think of a healthy meal choice, a nice green salad ...