(ThyBlackMan.com) You would think that Myron Rolle, the NFL super-stud who also happens to be a Rhodes Scholar, would be the kind of man who makes us proud. You would expect that his status as being the man who represents the future of the black athlete in America would make ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Comparing Tiger Woods and the scandal he’s embroild in to the personal and professional savaging that Muhammad Ali suffered is more than insulting. “Boxing is nothing, just satisfying to some bloodthirsty people. I’m no longer a Cassius Clay, a Negro from Kentucky. I belong to the world, the Black ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) President Barack Obama is quietly moving forward with a plan for black America. He’s just not talking about it. It’s probably a good idea. Obama has been criticized recently – particularly by commentator Tavis Smiley – for not speaking out directly on behalf of African-Americans and failing to specifically ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Where is the Black John Walsh? He’s the host of the America’s Most Wanted show and publicizes open cases weekly. Our victims should be put on blast by enlisting the community in its own security. Those silent about suffering condone more to come. Beyond simply locking people up is another ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I’d like to ask you a quick question that I ask my students here at Syracuse University. It is also a question I had to honestly ask myself when I thought I was on top of the world after spending 12 years going through college and graduate school to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I didn’t cry at either grandfathers funerals. Nor my mothers. Nor my grandmothers. Please don’t think me uncaring because I’m not. Honoring them was the point. They raised me to keep a stiff upper lip in public. Conversely, breaking down around others shouldn’t cause embarrassment. Everyone has the right to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In its purest definition, Chivalry is truly dead. Chivalry refers to the code of ethics and conduct of a knight (or chevalier) during the Middle Ages, where his horse, weapons, attendants and flag were concerned. The code had nothing to do with conduct in love until much later. After the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The first round of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Public Choice Resolution was completed last week, where it was determined who would operate 30 new and existing school sites. The Public Choice Resolution was a backdoor game from jump street, as several of the school board members passed the ...