(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1994, during the first democratic elections in South Africa, I joined other international observers as we witnessed the historic victory of the ANC. I’ll never forget how a woman from Soweto emphatically professed that she was going to the suburbs to claim her mansion now that apartheid was ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A very troubling pattern is developing within certain segments of the African American community.  There’s a concerted effort by some within the community to silence those who are offering honest, valid, and well thought through analysis and criticism of the Obama administration. Radio host Tom Joyner recently told his ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get it – Malcolm X… So, where were all Malcolm’s fans on Thursday, May 19, when the faithful celebrated the 86th anniversary of his birth? Each year, people dedicated to the principles Malcolm X championed ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The old Democratic argument that health care is a “right” has always rankled me.  Extending the definition of Rights to include anything in the world that seems like a good idea cheapens what we have achieved.  In our political system Rights are sacrosanct.  As citizens and heirs to a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I like to think that I have grown up over the years, but as a child, I fantasized about being an athlete.  One of my most vivid childhood memories is a vision of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sinking a long skyhook from the baseline to give the Milwaukee Bucks a victory ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The statement, “I Do”, is two short and simple words that mean life-time commitment. I wonder how many men and women really understand what it takes to keep saying, “I Do”. The wedding day seems so whimsical and fairytale like, but the reality of sharing your life with someone ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) May 19th “Today” is the birth date of El Haaj Malik El-Shabazz, known to us as Malcolm X. Who was Malcolm X? Malcolm X was a number of things to a number of people. To white racists, he was the physical manifestation of the chickens coming home to roost—the sins of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In literally one day, three events occurred that showed the continuing disgenuineness of the party of “family values,” “personal responsibility,” and country first “patriotism” as three of the highest profile Republicans slipped on their party’s platform. When the Republicans show out, they show out…but it’s always after they’ve questioned ...