(ThyBlackMan.com) The new religion of money has truly changed every game. It has changed the way some Blacks think of themselves with the illusion of inclusion. It really took off during the Eighties, when we saw many so-called Black Republicans become such not purely because of politics, but because they ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The resounding defeat recently meted out against House Democrats should serve as a wake-up call for those who found solace in the election of America’s first Black president.  While the Democratic victories of 2008 brought with them campaign promises for transparency and reform, carrying them into practice has proven difficult ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I tuned in Late to the Bev Smith Program on the Internet radio Friday, November 12, 2010, after trying to listen to a Reparations Program on Harambee Radio. Yes, Dr. Claud Anderson did come back on, but he started talking about what happen when he was in charge of Education ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been long understood that black boys are not doing well in the school system. A recent article by the New York Times shows that the situation is worse than previously thought. According to a study by the Council of the Great City Schools, black boys are in horrible ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s not that Black men in general hate Black women. Truthfully, a small percentage of Black men may dislike Black women, just as a small percentage of Black women may dislike Black men. But there is money in pandering to the hatred of Black men. There always has been. Since ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Can anyone name a movie that came out recently starring a black man who wasn’t a sociopath? Someone who had a terrific screen presence, like a young Paul Robeson? And he portrayed a character who was complex and fully drawn? Did he respect black women, too? Anybody saw that movie? ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I went to see “For Colored Girls,” the exciting new film made by the great Tyler Perry.  I love Tyler’s work, most of the time, and I’ve defended him on multiple occasions when he’s come under attack for the nature of his films.  Spike Lee is one particular Tyler Perry ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, Jay-Z, the man who created an anthem which shamelessly glorified pimp culture, “Big Pimpin“, acknowledged his own conflicted feelings about that song to the Wall Street Journal. “It was like, I can’t believe I said that. And kept saying it. What kind of animal would say this sort of ...