(ThyBlackMan.com) I like Obama. He is smart, promotes the values of family and what it means to be a father and a husband, but his policies leave a lot to be questioned. I am not fond of the republicans, or the Democratic Party, especially the true GOP candidates trying to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As African-American blues legend, B.B. King, continues to wail in his famous all-American lyrics, “The thrill is gone!” It has been reported that the black community is falling out of love with President Barack Obama. Loyal and hopeful voters, the Congressional Black Caucus, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Reverend Jesse Jackson, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) On September 2, 2011 at 1:24 AM, God blessed my wife and me with a happy, healthy, beautiful, baby boy.  Upon our return to the recovery room, I began my massive digital announcement campaign, consisting of text messages, emails, and mobile phone calls to alert family and close friends ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In his book, Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America , American linguist and political commentator John H. McWhorter writes: “When I hear someone say something along the lines of ‘why do we have to be talking about race? Why can’t we just be people and let that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “I don’t know what to do.” “I’ve tried everything and I still can’t find a job.” These are the sentiments millions of Americans are voicing in the wake of prolong unemployment as so many are spending months, even years searching for employment unsuccessfully. Long-term unemployment has affected every demographic ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When did being called “a dime” become acceptable and a compliment? Why must we manipulate the English language in a manner that modifies and waters down the true meaning of a word, especially if it does not fuel positive/uplifting connotations and denotations?  Is it all in the name of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Will Steve Jobs go down in history as the next Martin Luther King, Jr.? Recently resigned Steve Jobs, as the CEO of Apple Computers is a visionary in every sense of the word, with his keen ability and foresight, developed products that forever changed the way in which the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The world has become uncomfortable with the “revelation” that Dr. Martin Luther King’s family has been paid several hundred thousand dollars for the new memorial being built for Dr. King in Washington.   It turns out that the family is being paid a “management fee” of a little more than $800,000, partly ...