(ThyBlackMan.com) As Congress and the nation continue to hurdle towards the critical August 2nd deadline for raising the debt limit, I am amazed that while the clock is ticking on America’s AAA credit rating and the viability of our entire economy, some of my colleagues continue to cling to an ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Statistics reveal that victimizations of African Americans from violent crime such as murder, rape, sexual assault, burglary and robbery are committed by African Americans. We live with these facts and to a certain extent accept them. But what if these crimes were committed by whites on our community? What ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) N-word History Lesson 101  Part II – Defining the N-word:  If you listen to one of black comedian Chris Rock’s shows entitled “Black People vs. N**gers,” he associates the n-word with certain types of black people with everything negative like dishonesty, distrust, laziness, and ignorance, reinforcing the historical intent ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As debt talks between Congress and the president resume this Sunday, the situation hits a disturbing new level as the GOP reaches an all-time low. Instead of working towards a compromise as the president has been diligently pushing for, Republican Congressional leaders would rather leave the American people out ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In my “Black Education Disaster” column (12/22/10), I presented National Assessment of Educational Progress test data that demonstrated that an average black high school graduate had a level of reading, writing and math proficiency of a white seventh- or eighth-grader. The public education establishment bears part of the responsibility ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The young and radiant Senaya was born under the Senegalese sun, in the capital city of Dakar.  Very proud of her roots, she considers herself as originating from both Senegal and Guadeloupe.  Her father is a Senegalese businessman and her mother hails from Guadeloupe.  She works in the medical ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) By now, we’ve all had the opportunity to observe and reflect on the debacle surrounding attacks by Dr. Cornel West against President Obama and his lack of concentration on the disparities of poverty in the black community. A valid discussion about how a sitting president’s policies affect a certain ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was a bit shocked when I received an email from a friend citing an article by Roy Metoyer out of Atlanta regarding a recent interview by CNN’s Piers Morgan with Beyonce Knowles.  During the interview, Morgan did the usual celebrity probing, which was to be expected.  But surprisingly, he pressed ...