(ThyBlackMan.com) Author of Exploring Prosperity Preaching: Biblical Health, Wealth, and Wisdom On March 14, 2012 on ThyBlackMan.com, Dell Gines wrote that post modern, materialistic hedonism is one of the most destructive things for the Black community. “Our value system is now based on the pursuit of pleasure or the pursuit ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Those who have followed my writings over the years know that I am not very fond of the modern day NAACP.  They have strayed very far from their original mission and have become a patsy for the Democratic Party.  They are more concerned with having a photo taken at ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As we gear up for the 2012 Presidential election, it’s interesting to see how the White House works to explain the fact that it’s been MIA for the Black community.  The last three years have been a relative wasteland when it comes to political and economic progress for African ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The chatter flew hot and heavy that former President Bill Clinton may be more of a liability than an asset to President Obama’s re-election drive. His alleged sins are two-fold. He is a loose cannon who might say anything at any time that could harm or embarrass President Obama. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) On election night, I was in the hotel hot-tub in Oak Creek, WI when my wife called from our home in Florida. Extremely excited, Mary yelled, “Gov. Scott Walker defeated the recall!” Then, I began receiving joyful texts and phone calls from around the country. Congratulations to our family ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Facebook was celebrated around the world. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is “the man.”  He represents everything I wish that our Black boys would be, where you spend as much time grinding in front of your computer as you spend dribbling basketballs ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Perhaps in his quest to re-earn the support that he’s lost over the last four years, President Barack Obama made an appearance on the cover of Essence Magazine.  You can tell that this must be an election year, where all sins are supposed to be forgiven and all lost ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) recently read an article in which Russell Simmons defended Gwyneth Paltrowin her use of the word “n*gga” to define her time in Paris with Jay-Z, Beyonce and the rest of her “n*ggas.”  Gwyneth Paltrow, like most “down-ass” white girls who get very comfortable around black folks, caught herself slipping ...