(ThyBlackMan.com) In life, there are some people that simply speak of progress, and then there are the select few that not only practice what they preach, but truly sacrifice personal gain and dedicate their entire being to the cause of justice. The late Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was one of those ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tattoos are an ever increasingly visible form of artistic expression in the African-American community. Two of African-America’s cultural pillars are its love for sports and its love for music. African-American culture is a unique hodgepodge of its African and American components. On one hand, Africa’s history of extreme body ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m both ghetto and bourgeois. Before I go any further, allow me to first explain to my bourgeois friends what “ballin-outta-control” means. Ballin-outta-control is urban vernacular slang. It means to do well, succeed, or ascend to the top of your profession. While at church this past Sunday, the pastor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While on The O’Reilly Factor recently, Freshman Congressman Allen West (R-FL) proclaimed himself the modern day Harriet Tubman. According to West, “You have this 21st-century plantation that has been out there where the Democrat Party has forever taken the Black vote for granted… So I’m here as the modern-day Harriet ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew put hip hop artists on blast for not standing up for their communities while they seem glad to drain all available resources. Speaking to the Miami New Times, Luke issued this ultimatum: “I’ve got a message for Lil Wayne, his Cash Money Brothers, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Someone told me recently she liked reading my blog but it seemed like everything I wrote about was race. I guess I’m going to live up to that person’s perception today. Admittedly, I write from the perspective of a black woman, so I can’t help notice these type of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It has come to my attention that Justice Clarence Thomas, the lone African American on the US Supreme Court, has not asked a question or spoken in open court in many sessions (since February 2006). While some have questioned the intellectual fire power of the Justice, I wondered if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Date yourself! Yes, the first step to attracting a date is to realistically look in the mirror and consider if you were on the other side, would you date that person. The second step is to identity five things that make you fun, interesting and appealing and write them ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Metaphorically speaking, it’s been a good year for racism since President Obama’s been in office. It has evolved into a subtle subterfuge of sly innuendo and inference with highlights of classic era/error and flat out bravado! The latter is naturally easy to spot. All you need do is look ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the demonstrators were in Tahrir Square in Egypt, what did we get? Non-stop coverage on the evening news, the morning news, and on cable news we heard about it 24-7. They have been marching on Wall Street for a month, and all across the country people are now following suit. But ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Howard University, in Washington, DC, is one of the elite Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the U.S. Howard students are quick to call their school the “real H U!” The reason is so they won’t be confused with another well know HBCU—Hampton University. But after years of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) had the opportunity to sit down with Corey Scales, a filmmaker based in Dallas, Texas. We engaged in an interesting conversation regarding his new film: “The Davaun Mitchell Story.” The movie will debut at the Studio Movie Grill, in Arlington, Texas this November. Tell me a little about yourself professionally ...