(ThyBlackMan.com) Reading a recent article by Dr. Boyce Watkins on R-Kelly as Grand Marshal of a child’s parade warranted a deeper look into the issue of older men dating young girls. ( Article here (—— ) Picture this: A young African American girl, heavy set, tight leggings and a tank top, heavily ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The University of Miami may see its storied football program go up in smoke after it was determined that a booster gave money, gifts and other sorts of lavish items to players in order to entice them to join the football program. So, it appears that the University of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The United States of America is at war on two fronts, one foreign and one domestic. The country has been at war against terrorism for over 5 years. The military which is second to none possesses “State of the Art” weaponry that has the capability of precision lethality. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black people in this country have as much a right as any to be prideful. But it is no secret that when we are proud or confident for whatever reason, other races, namely white people, are quick to label our pride as arrogant or self serving. I’ve noticed that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Congresswoman Maxine Waters minced no words when she said that members of the Congressional Black Caucus are “frustrated” and impatient that President Obama is not doing enough to tackle the crisis problem of black unemployment. This is hardly the first time that Waters and other members of the Caucus ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I want to borrow a line from a Curtis Mayfield song: “Pardon me brother while you bask in your glory, I hope you don”t mind if I tell the whole story“ The USA is one of the most prolific exporting Industrial nation’s in the history of the modern world. To ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why Attack a Sleeping Sentry Before Repelling the Invading Hordes? While Tavis Smiley and Cornel West have the right idea in terms of the need to confront power, it’s their motives and the hypocrisy of their agenda that I have a problem with. They’re clearly being self-serving and purposely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I just finished reading Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X. Let’s look at the controversial claims it made, the key ideas it contained, and some of the fascinating coincidences it brought to light. Malcolm X, like Martin Luther King, was assassinated at age 39 on the eve of ...