(ThyBlackMan.com) I was saddened to read about the fake suicide attempt by Terricka Cason Cromartie, wife of NFL  star Antonio Cromartie.  Mr. Cromartie is known as much for the many places his sex organs have traveled as he is for his prowess on the football field.   By having 8 kids ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, on my facebook page, A Sister asked me if I am “for” or “against” child support. I posted a picture, of a Black woman holding a wheelbarrow full of money, and the words above the picture said “Child Support, Way Better Than A Dad”, then I proceeded ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The dropout rate of high school students is critical, strategies are being developed, community involvement is sought to find solutions to stop the rise in high school dropout rates. Brittany Glover and Michelle McNealy, students from Edward Waters College attending the Educational Technology class of Pro. William Jackson had ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When does a boy become a man? At puberty? When he fathers a child? When he can provide for himself? When he can support a family? Or is it simply, when he turns 21? In the Old Days a knight in training could not become a full fledged warrior, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The facts cannot be denied or ignored about the importance of parents talking to their children before the Prom. As Proms dates come concern is taken in clothing to shoes, hairstyle to perfume or cologne. Rental cars and limousines, and all the other extras that go with Proms; If ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The battle for Los Angeles has begun. After years of mediocrity and playing second fiddle to the LA Lakers, nowadays the Los Angeles Clippers have their eyes on destiny. After finishing off Memphis 82-72 in regulation led by All Star point guard Chris Paul, the Clippers look like a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me start this off by saying that my favorite fighter is Miguel Cotto and has been for some time. So if you refer to me as a “Floydiot” in your comments, you clearly haven’t read this column in its entirety. With that being said, The Grinch Who Stole ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) He did the right thing. That is my easiest explanation for President Obama’s acknowledgment to ABC News Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts that he supports gay marriage. Some have criticized the President for making a political calculation, as if those calculations do not exist in other policy decisions, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I first signed up for Twitter in 2006. I used it rarely as a means of contacting other bloggers. I left it alone for a while because all I shared was what I read in newspapers and my blog post. I didn’t like it at the time because in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I met Calvin Alexander Ramsey through the Black Caucus of the American Library Association email list-serve. I contacted the author to see if I could review his new children’s book entitled, “Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend.” This was my first children’s book that I’ve read in a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the day of athletes being rewarded with commercial endorsements, endless bling, fancy mansions and fast cars, it is a breath of fresh air to see black athletes doing more than running a ball. Shaquille O’Neal is known for his skills on the basketball court. O’Neal played three years ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to African American men the stats, media and society often present a negative image of our young brothers. In turn this leaves some people visualizing black men disparagingly as drug dealing, gangbanging, sagging young men hanging out on street corners. However, we are well aware that ...