(ThyBlackMan.com) Many commentators have pointed out a seemingly strange phenomenon: Over the course of his campaign, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s appearances have pulled in enormous crowds. For example, ROn Paul attracted a crowd of 5000 in Illinois, 2700 in Missouri, and well over 1000 in Washington state. His crowds ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When rapper Wiz Khalifa announced that his girlfriend Amber Rose had accepted his marriage proposal, the collective teeth sucking could be heard across the nation. For the number of times I saw the words across my Twitter feed, I’m amazed that “h*e” and “housewife” didn’t become trending topics. If you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of my favorite TV shows happens to be “The Boondocks.” Most Boondocks fans remember the scene where one of the boys on the show, Riley, makes reference to the rapper Ice Cube by saying, “You mean the dude who makes family movies?” The infamous Boondocks scene defines the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is official! The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall will be about Blacks, designed by Blacks, and the construction managed by Blacks. This $500 million project will be totally unlike the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument, which was manipulated by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Imagine that there was no March on Washington led by the late great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or that there was no Montgomery to Selma March or Bus boycott as a direct consequence of the actions of a Rosa Parks, or even no sit in’s at Woolworths. All ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Around the media world and blogosphere I incessantly see articles suggesting how Barack Obama has assured a victory in the 2012 Presidential election after his decision to go into Pakistan and kill Osama bin Laden. Now I too, wrote a piece some weeks ago asserting six reasons why he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I could hardly believe my ears. A candidate running for president actually said in a recent debate that English is the official language of the United States. And not one of his opponents or the moderator or the press the next day noticed his gaffe! I am reminded of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Bobbi Kristina Brown has attained a new level of fame since the untimely passing of her mother Whitney Houston. No longer her pop star mom’s ever present sidekick, she is now a media sensation in her own right. Bobbi Kristina has blown minds by saying she wants to change ...