(ThyBlackMan.com) For all of those who questioned why President Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize, (me included) there’s a bright side. Several very worthwhile charities will benefit from the $1.4 million award that comes with the prize, including six groups that help kids get to college, Haitian relief efforts and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “This be jail, n***a,” the young man intones, jokingly. “Not no a spiritual retreat or your recording studio.” Such was the assessment of one my African-American Georgetown students, Derek Bowen, age 20, before he moved on to something more important to him: celebrating the the Georgetown Hoyas’ Big East Tournament ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2006, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Bill Thomas, sent a letter to NCAA President, Myles Brand. In this letter, Thomas had this to say: “The annual return also states that one of the NCAA’s purposes is to ‘retain a clear line of demarcation between intercollegiate ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How the War on Drugs gave birth to a permanent American undercaste. Ever since Barack Obama lifted his right hand and took his oath of office, pledging to serve the United States as its 44th president, ordinary people and their leaders around the globe have been celebrating our nation’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If The Mo’Kelly Report has been anything over the years, it has been both consistent and fair. For every story Mo’Kelly has written in derision of a John Mayer, Michael Richards or even Dog the Bounty Hunter, you will also find one equally critical of Gilbert Arenas/Plaxico Burress, the Duke ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) PROSTATE cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. Each year, men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and it will claim lives. About 198 100 new cases will be diagnosed this year and about 31 500 men will die of the disease this year. Research ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2010 Census is coming! Will you stand up and be counted? Every missing black person translates to a loss of roughly $13,000 in federal dollars for his community until the next census in 2020. This is a lot of money. On the 2010 Census you only need to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is one public, all-male, all–African American high school in the city of Chicago called “The Urban Prep Academy for Young Men,” located in Englewood. The school recently got the attention of Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago Public Schools Chief Ron Huberman, when they were able to get all ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Several sources in the NBA are stating that basketball star Allen Iverson is having serious problems with alcohol and gambling. The issues are significant and are threatening his career. Iverson has only played in 25 games this season for his current team, the Philadelphia 76ers, and his points per ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Try these creative gestures, all guaranteed to impress the lady in your life and win her affections. In the recent past, men were considered ill-mannered but handsome beasts, and since little was expected from them, an out-of-the-blue bouquet would send a lady into convulsions of delight. Nowadays, it takes ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) America’s only African-American brewer wants you to stop thinking of beer as just a “cold one.” Garrett Oliver wasn’t looking to start a revolution; he just wanted a good beer. Oliver’s interest is not so unusual by today’s standards, when high–caliber, micro-brewed beer can be found at convenience markets, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who knows me knows I’m a big fan of Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze from the pulp novels. I’m also a big fan of another ” man of bronze “, none other than 20th Century renaissance man/activist Paul Robeson. That gangsta rappers are better known than he is ...