(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently I was watching TV flipping through the channels and I came across a program hosted by the author and TV personality Tavis Smiley called “America’s Next Chapter.” This program consisted of a panel of prominent Americans of all races that included Dr. Cornell West of Princeton University. As I ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Books such as Pigs in the Parlor by Frank and Ida Mae Hammond and Tony Evans’ The Battle is the Lord’s have helped me develop a different lens as I view and interact with various spiritual activities in my life; activities that I had once “soul-ly” attributed to people.  ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) No one wants to be called an Uncle Tom. Targeted at middle- or upper-class African Americans, it’s nearly the same as a slur — right up there with the “N” word. Uncle Tom means that you’ve bought into the establishment and are not looking back to the folks who ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In September 2010, President Obama approved the Small Business Jobs Act – a new law that has become a very significant piece of small business legislation. The law extends the successful SBA enhanced loan provisions while offering billions more in lending support, tax cuts, and other opportunities for entrepreneurs ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Chris: I really did not want to write this open letter, and would have preferred to speak to you in person, in private. Indeed, ever since the domestic violence incident with Rihanna two years ago there have been attempts, by some of the women currently or formerly in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Basic Know Your Rights Information… I. Four Levels of Police Encounters/Intrusions 1. Approach/Common Law Right to Inquire 2. Explanatory Information 3. Stop/Frisk 4. Arrest/Search a. Arrest with a Warrant b. Arrest without a Warrant c. Search d. Searching Your Home e. Searching Your Vehicle II. What To Expect After ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Our writer Dr. Boyce Watkins takes the time to interview Dr. Neal Hall who recently published the book entitled; Nigger for life… 1) What is your name, and what do you do? — My name is Neal Hall, M.D. I am a poet, author, and eye physician-surgeon.   2) ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most important keys to the advancement of the Black American community is the empowerment of Black American families. There are numerous research studies that continue to dwell solely on the deficit social progress statistics or on the pathology of African Americans in 2011. For sure there ...