(ThyBlackMan.com) While on The O’Reilly Factor recently, Freshman Congressman Allen West (R-FL) proclaimed himself the modern day Harriet Tubman. According to West, “You have this 21st-century plantation that has been out there where the Democrat Party has forever taken the Black vote for granted… So I’m here as the modern-day Harriet ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I will not make a habit of defending Gov. Rick Perry. I promise. It would not be in either of our best interest — certain to cause some of his supporters on the right to question further his conservative credentials, and most assuredly making my liberal friends wonder about ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As I prepare to write this, I reflect upon the year 2004. It was the first year I was eligible to vote. I specifically remember the state America was in. We were a nation at war with enemies foreign and abroad. Our nation’s national security was essentially the most ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew put hip hop artists on blast for not standing up for their communities while they seem glad to drain all available resources.  Speaking to the Miami New Times, Luke issued this ultimatum: “I’ve got a message for Lil Wayne, his Cash Money Brothers, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Someone told me recently she liked reading my blog but it seemed like everything I wrote about was race.  I guess I’m going to live up to that person’s perception today.  Admittedly, I write from the perspective of a black woman, so I can’t help notice these type of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It has come to my attention that Justice Clarence Thomas, the lone African American on the US Supreme Court, has not asked a question or spoken in open court in many sessions (since February 2006).   While some have questioned the intellectual fire power of the Justice, I wondered if ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Date yourself! Yes, the first step to attracting a date is to realistically look in the mirror and consider if you were on the other side, would you date that person. The second step is to identity five things that make you fun, interesting and appealing and write them ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Metaphorically speaking, it’s been a good year for racism since President Obama’s been in office.  It has evolved into a subtle subterfuge of sly innuendo and inference with highlights of classic era/error and flat out bravado!  The latter is naturally easy to spot.  All you need do is look ...