(ThyBlackMan.com) At 30-years-old, 15 years in the music industry, 16 Grammys and countless awards, accolades and starring roles in films later, Beyonce Knowles Carter is finally named “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” by People magazine.  When I first learned of the title gifted to Beyonce I was nonplussed. It made sense. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Sanford black community is being forced, by less than desirable elements in their political arena, as many of the supporters of Chief Bill Lee are not of the Sanford community, to face its own inadequacies. Moreover, in facing those inadequacies and resolving them effectively, the Sanford black community ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Accused murderer of Trayvon Martin George Zimmerman almost certainly will eventually face a jury. And what if that jury is all white? A recent Duke University study showed that all white juries in Florida were more likely to convict a black defendant than mixed ethnic juries. Though George Zimmerman ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The rapper Nelly, is known to many for his hits such as Hot in Herre, Grillz and Dilemma. He is also known for his dedication to the community by helping others. Nelly hails from St. Louis, MO and became well known with his debut of Country Grammar in 2000. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Some Thoughts on What Young Black Activists Should Consider In Creating a Successful Black Movement. Occupy Wall Street’s name is so popular now that it has entered pop culture lexicon and can be referred to by one name only as in “Occupy”, like “Prince” or “Drake”. This speaks volumes ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are so many gifted and talented people in the world and I have been blessed to meet a bunch of them. I have known so many who had the potential to be great successes in life. Some of the guys I grew up with have brilliant minds and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Star Jones has recently launched a campaign to take on the show “Vh1 Basketball Wives.”  For Star Jones, the depiction of Black women on the hit show coupled with the violence and abuse needs to stop. Jones recently vented: “It may be ‘comfortable’ to be quiet when women of color ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I love Rapper David Banner. Yes David Banner is not the only brilliant hip hop artist that we hear on the radio, but he is one of the few who is proud of his intelligence.  Unlike brothers who fall for the temptation to mask their intelligence with counter-productive bo-jangling, David ...