(ThyBlackMan.com) On March 30th colorlines.com posted an article titled “Michelle Alexander: More Black Men in Prison Than Were Enslaved in 1850.” The article represents a very common belief by racialists about the American justice system: essentially that it is severely racist. The article states: “It’s a heartbreaking, but often understated, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Another election campaign season is upon us and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Agents of change have surfaced to challenge and undo the calamities of the past eight years. This is no small task. Yet for all its enormity, the catalyst for change starts with the simplest of actions: ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week is National Men’s Health Week, and when it comes to protection against the diseases that disproportionately affect Black men, knowledge truly is power. If we do not know what we are protecting ourselves against, how can we properly prepare to defend ourselves? The following list consists of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Did your partner lose interest in sex? Did he even go for some weeks without even cuddling or touching you? In our world full of sexual imagery, it is quite strange for some people to stop wanting to have sex. This is one of the issues that most couples ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The death of the great Manning Marable at Columbia University was hard for me. At the young age of 60, Professor Marable took his rightful place with the legends of the black history, ending an amazing life and remarkable career. Professor Marable passed as one of the great black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former NBA player and Fab Five member Jalen Rose was suspended indefinitely by ESPN after reports surfaced that Rose had been arrested for drunk driving. According to ESPN, Rose was being sent to the bench for not reporting the incident to the network. Rose allegedly failed a blood-alcohol test ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a growing libertarian movement among black people. It is very small at present, but cannot help but grow. The emails I have received and the conversations I have had indicate the seed is germinating. There are, however, a number of black people who simply do not know ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) People often use anarchy and chaos interchangeably. They refer to civil unrest as “anarchy, total chaos.” As an anarchist of the anarcho-libertarian variety myself, naturally, this habit irks me. Anarchy is simply the absence of forceful authority. Chaos is disorder. The two things can coexist, but it may be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is an old zen koan that says, “don’t just do something, sit there.” It has wonderful application to family life today. We’ve created the most overscheduled and busiest society in history. Our kids are moving from one activity to another, and they seem to have more schoolwork, more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Manning Marable, an influential historian whose forthcoming Malcolm X biography could revise perceptions of the slain civil rights leader, died Friday, just days before the book described as his life’s work was to be released. He was 60. His wife, Leith Mullings, said Marable died from complications of pneumonia ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African American men have the highest risk of developing oral cancer compared to any other group in the U.S. population. It is a cancer which occurs twice as often in the black population as in whites, and survival statistics for blacks over five years are also poorer at 33%, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Once you’ve turned 65, amassed a substantial 401(k) balance, and are eligible for Medicare, it’s time to retire, right? Not so fast. Retirement has many selling points, but that doesn’t mean everyone should be buying. Here are some reasons you might not want to pull the trigger just yet. ...