(ThyBlackMan.com) Moments after President Obama put his John Hancock on the debt ceiling deal, a Northern California tea party member claimed that when he proudly wore his tea party t-shirt to his local grocery store a half dozen persons immediately asked him how to join. If one believes the legion ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The new film, “The Help,” starring  Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer has gotten a bit of buzz recently.   The film is based on a novel by Kathryn Stockett about two black maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi during the late 1960s.  I was curious about the film, since my first ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) How do you feel about sharing your e-mail, Facebook and cell-phone passwords with your romantic partners? Do you feel that couples are supposed to snoop on each other, or at least allow each other to snoop? Do you believe that your partner would give you access if he/she had ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The scene was the 17thannual Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Tribute Game at Comerica Park, a day set aside to honor teams and unsung players who comprised an important chapter of baseball’s history, prior to the sport’s integration. On this scorching summer day, members of two Major League Baseball mainstays, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Respected commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson recently made a set of accurate remarks about the challenges that President Obama faces within the African American community. He cites a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll that shows that there are as many African Americans who are dissatisfied with the president’s performance as there are who ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) My Fellow American is an online film and social media project that calls upon concerned Americans to pledge and spread a message that Muslims are our fellow Americans.  Using the power of social media, My Fellow American seeks to change the narrative – from Muslims as the other, to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies used to be one of the preeminent think tanks in Washington, DC.  They focus on issues of particular concern to the Black community. Over the years I have participated in or hosted panels with them that were very substantive and informative.  ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Like much of the nation, I spent the last few days and weeks fixated on the debt negotiations in Washington. Intently watching as extreme factions on the right were willing to lead us into default in order to advance their agenda, I’m certain we are all breathing a sigh ...