(ThyBlackMan.com) The first place to end poverty is in your own mindset. If you believe that you are supposed to live in an unending state of poverty and hopelessness, then that is exactly where you will continue to find yourself. It is, therefore, refreshing to witness President Barack Obama and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The name “Herman Cain” and the words “GOP presidential nominee” is a pitiable oxymoron. But the irrepressible talk show host and former Godfather Pizza CEO still thinks that he can stand the GOP on its head and get it to nominate him, an African-American, as its 2012 presidential standard ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A couple days ago, I was reading an article on ESPN talking about Donovan McNabb. For those of you who don’t know, he’s the ex QB of the Philadelphia Eagles and, as it appears, also the ex-QB for the Washington Redskins after being traded there last year. The article ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tuesday, the NBA players’ association filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board in order to stop owners from locking out the players. They claim that NBA team owners have not bargained in good faith and that their financial demands have been excessive. Also, they argue ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.’ – Galatians 3:28 As my wife and I bear down on the last three weeks of pregnancy for our second child, people have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The war against gangs and drug dealers should be everyone’s concern because no one is immune to the horrendous crimes they commit. Gang criminals have become fearless enough to shoot down innocence youth and now uniformed police officers in broad daylight. This means everyone is a potential target for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) James Brown was affectionately referred to as “Soul Brother Number One,” not just because he was one of the leaders of Soul Music, but because he was the physical embodiment of all things representative of the Soul of Black folks. Brown had the rhythm, the rhymes, the cool walk, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fathers have always played an important role in their children’s education. Ancient Egyptian texts, early American writings and other historic sources have placed the primary responsibility for educating a child specifically on his father. For many of us, it comes naturally. We place schoolwork at a high priority and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am a huge fan of comedy of all kinds. I enjoy it all from sitcoms to stand up. Who doesn’t love to laugh? Before the election in 2008, comedian Steve Harvey put out a stand up set called “Still Trippin’”. Being the Steve Harvey fan that I am, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, I had a heated (and somewhat friendly) debate with Melissa Harris-Perry and Rev. Al Sharpton. Both Harris-Perry and Rev. Sharpton seemed to take issue with an article I wrote openly questioning the motivations behind Melissa’s attacks on Cornel West. Melissa was a professor at Princeton alongside West, during which I assume ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The MC/DJ duo is nothing new in Hip-Hop music. The DJ has evolved from the position of skilled disc spinner to the position of producer. The MC/DJ combo of the now is the MC/Producer. This formula has worked to success several times over in the history of the music ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Bible instructs us to “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” –Proverbs 22:6 Now this does not mean that a child will not make mistakes, it simply means that when you lay a foundation ...