(ThyBlackMan.com) With the NBA lockout reaching a new low (or a return low) with David Stern’s announcement of the cancellation of the first two weeks, the class of pundits have taken to the airwaves to lament the developments, to asses blame, and offer suggestions of where to go from here. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tragic Events There are tragic stories of young people like 15 year old Phoebe Prince who have taken their lives because of bullying. Even Iain Steele a 15 year old that lived in Chicago and had a promising future in high school and Carl Walker-Hoover 11 years old, even ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Being a good man and a good dad are not entirely mutually exclusive. The days of “Do as I say and not as I do” are over. Today’s kids who are always-on, tech-savvy, and have 24/7 Internet access to information which they can use to dispute you. The following ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The first Friday of the month is a day when economists like me are riveted to the news. We want to know what’s up with the unemployment rate, and with the changes that have taken place in the last month. Last week, our nation learned that we treaded water. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I sit here just shy off of my monthly sista circle in which we discussed the ever so challenging presumed identity of the bitter black woman I began to wonder to myself where do people get these ideas from and who told them they were true. We are constantly ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you insist that everything be done a certain way? Do you have a hard time relaxing if your house is a mess or things are out of order? Do you beat yourself up for making mistakes? I’ve got a simple message for you today: It’s time to let ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A Detroit mother’s trust turned into a nightmare that resulted in her son losing his freedom. The case is so egregious that it is the only thing more egregious is the lack of media coverage about the specifics of the case. When news began to spread that four people ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many Blacks saw the news concerning The American Jobs Act, not passing the United States Senate, as a major setback. It does not have to be. Without the distraction of The American Jobs Act, we can turn our attention to our real problem. Our problem, as a race of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Will we see a Herman Cain v. Barack Obama contest in 13 months time? We might. Here is why. . . Many claim that the Republican Party’s base, particularly its Tea Party wing, is deeply prejudiced. Those thus labeled loudly complain that such charges are more than unfair. Well, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (This piece was written years ago, but it is just as true today as it was then, if not more so.) …. Yo, Dog, like I was saying- You talking to me? …. Who else? Go ‘head. ….. Yeah, so like I was saying, Dog- You can’t be talking to me. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The real problem with United States elections is not voting for the right candidate, the problem is getting to the polls and turning in a ballot. The Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen (any citizen) the right to vote based on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a blog entry entitled My Child’s Spoils of War, I made a reference to the fallout between God and Eve with respect to the fall of man. In the proclamation of woman’s punishment (she had not yet been named “Eve”), among other things such as pain during childbirth, ...