(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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There is nothing new about the acrimonious debate between Al Sharpton and Cornel West. Historically, there has always been sharp, bitter divisions amongst Black leaders in America. Invariably, as now, it is over access to, and attitudes toward, the American power structure. For example, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, on Wednesday blamed most of President Barack Obama’s political problems on racism. Clyburn, who’s from South Carolina and is a close ally of the president, offered his views in response to a question about Obama’s re-election prospects next ...