(ThyBlackMan.com) “Deus lo volt!” (Latin: “God wills it!”) was the slogan used by 11th Century Christian clergy to harangue men throughout Europe to join the Crusader armies, whose objective was to drive the Turkish “infidels” out of the Holy Land and restore Jerusalem to Papal control.  Though the Crusaders had some initial ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Sandra Fluke contraception controversy is democrat inspired. It is yet another example of democrats promoting and trying to force all Americans to “fund” behavior many Americans would consider to be sinful. We taxpayers are minding our own business. We are, for the most part, passively ignoring America’s cultural ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the years of listening to hip hop continuously, I learned that there were three types of rappers in that hip hop music consists of: you have the “rappers rapper“, the one who everybody in hip hop culture, fan or rapper, consigns. The mainstream rappers, who have the appeal ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As Black authors we have to stop bickering and beefing over petty issues. A great example of this is how author Nick Chiles regularly criticizes Urban Fiction in the harshest of terms. (See video below)  While he is certainly entitled to his opinion, wouldn’t it be better if he ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Tax Holiday legislation was successfully enacted and signed into law in private, away from the lights of glaring cameras and the public, by the President of the United States on February 22, 2012. That is unusual for a piece of legislation of its magnitude which received so much media ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When our Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution, it was for all people. The Preamble reads: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare and secure the Blessings of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Washington Post is back with its third installment of its groundbreaking research on Black women. This installment focuses on Black women being healthier and happier with their weight and looks more than other women. While I agree a little more with this assessment of Black women there remain ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Led by Robert Battle in His Inaugural Season as Artistic Director, Returns to Houston March 2-4, Presented by Society for the Performing Arts Programs to include Home by Hip-Hop Choreographer Rennie Harris; Paul Taylor’s Arden Court; Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16; Robert Battle’s Takademe, The ...