(ThyBlackMan.com) I have always wondered what was the importance and utility of Africana Studies Departments around the Nation, as well the utility of a doctorate in such a field. Over recent weeks I have come to the personal conclusion that there value in the grand scope of collective community betterment ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Davion Powell was just three years old when a bullet took his life. The shooter, 21-year old Roderick Moss, appeared in court this week on charges of murder. Moss allegedly shot through the window of an apartment building with children inside. Powell was hit in the head by one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I understand why Director Spike Lee is upset. And I definitely can’t say that I blame him. For over twenty years now he’s worked his butt off to change the horrible stereotypes of Black folks on the big screen, only to have Tyler Perry, within a few short years, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What do we do about the Ghetto Mentality – that all-encompassing mindset of ignorance that has grown out of street life? The “get over anyway you can” mindset. That, more than anything else, underscores the essence of the Ghetto Mentality. What do we, as black folk, do about it? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like many high school students, Tyrin Johnson can be found glued to his phone late Friday evenings during the school year. However, listen closely to his conversation and it will reveal that the 11th grader is indeed a young man of purpose. Debate, not sneakers or girls consumes Johnson ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, in the 26th district of New York, an outstanding precedent was established when Democrat Kathy Hochul took home the Congressional seat previously held by Rep. Chris Lee (R-NY). In one of the most conservative, Republican districts in the country, she defeated the opposition despite being heavily outspent. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Matters have been resolved,” according to an attorney familiar with the legal situation involving Bishop Eddie Long. The suit involved four young men who sued Long and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, alleging that Long coerced them into having sex with him. The alleged incidents took place while Long ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. – Booker T. Washington For over four-hundred years, the majority white society has used many tools to reinforce a message that the peoples of African descent are less-than, not-equal-too or not-good ...