(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve been so aggressively out front in my criticism of Tavis Smiley and Cornel West that I decided that I needed to draft a formal statement explaining why I’ve embraced this issue so passionately – and by the way, I could also add Boyce Watkins to the mix, but ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I really had not planned on writing anything about the shooting in Newtown, Conn. because I didn’t have anything fresh or thought provoking to write. As I have indicated before, I can’t muster any extra sympathy for the tragic events in Connecticut when young kids are dying every day ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Very recently I was posting back and forth with a friend on Facebook who made a plea that was so disheartening that I was moved to send her a private message. I will not go into details of the conversation, but I will hit on one thing that we ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Events affecting Blacks historically, politically, economically and socially, should be an indication that Blacks should wake up and be serious about their viability to be valued and of value in American society. Carter G. Woodson said it best about Blacks in the 21st century. “If the Negro in the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the past there were multiple visions proposed for black people by its national leaders.  During the 20th century there were great debates on the future of African Americans.  The most famous being that between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois; which galvanized the masses with ideas and strategies ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Going to college is a wonderful opportunity for one to expand their education to heights that one can only imagine. College is the key for many young people making their mark in this society but with every positive comes with a negative. With the economy still struggling and college ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As it has been presented, the Obama Administration has indicated that he is ready for serious gun reform. He has pledged to put his “full weight” behind a legislative package for containing gun violence offered by Senator Dianne Feinstein. The bill aims to “stop the sale, transfer, importation and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A brother sent me a link to the following story   http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mom-puts-daughter-adoption-fathers-permission-utah-family-17883143 and I was absolutely outraged.  I’m going to go ahead and put my disclaimer out there. This story has me so infuriated that my language will be much stronger than usual, and while I am unapologetic, I just ...