(ThyBlackMan.com) This Black History Month, as usual, one can find any number of Sidney Poitier flicks playing on the tube. In the Heat of the Night was one of this iconic African American actor’s most famous movies. As I watched Poitier going through his paces in this 1968 film running ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been said before, and it’s been proven once again, that celebrities often die in threes.  Bad things seem to happen in threes.  2012 has just blossomed, and we already mourn the tragic passing of blues great Etta James, who died last month at 73 from leukemia complications; Don ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Are you as sick of hearing me talking about race as I am talking about it? For crying out loud, all I ask is that liberals please, please, please look beyond their emotions and President Obama’s skin color and honestly assess the man. It is stunning that liberals still ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr.  recently got attention for stating that New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin is getting additional attention and adulation because he is Asian.  Floyd Mayweather Jr. is known for making comments that leave people shaking their heads, and that’s what makes him money. When I was ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The great fear a year ago when President Obama unveiled his budget for 2012 was that he caved to the GOP and Tea Party hardliners and meat axed dozens of vital programs and agencies. They included community service block grants which fund an array of community education, health and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Nicki Minaj probably envisioned her 2012 Grammy performance was going to be a game changer, and a lot of people went along for the ride. Grammy announcers hyped it up to be an unforgettable performance. Show producers placed it towards the end of the Grammys, the dangling carrot luring ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul was disappointed about his narrow loss in Maine to rival Mitt Romney, however he believes his campaign will “keep going up” as the candidates prepare for some time off before the next state primary election. Ron Paul was a favorite to win the Maine caucuses, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Every tax season I see the same ads about getting your tax return as quickly as possible. There are ads on television. There are ads on every light post in town. Why are companies so helpful all of a sudden? Do people really understand the scam they are signing ...