(ThyBlackMan.com) #5. Self-Fulfilled Progeny: For all he’s conquered, being just like my father would be an honor. I have come to a better appreciation and greater understanding of my earthly father now that I am a father. My relationship with my dad has improved tremendously since my marriage (relating husband ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn loudly declared that he didn’t rape a maid in his hotel room during his stay in New York. Strauss-Kahn is certainly entitled to proclaim his innocence. Under the law he is just that, innocent until convicted in a court of law. But the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1994, during the first democratic elections in South Africa, I joined other international observers as we witnessed the historic victory of the ANC. I’ll never forget how a woman from Soweto emphatically professed that she was going to the suburbs to claim her mansion now that apartheid was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A very troubling pattern is developing within certain segments of the African American community. There’s a concerted effort by some within the community to silence those who are offering honest, valid, and well thought through analysis and criticism of the Obama administration. Radio host Tom Joyner recently told his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get it – Malcolm X… So, where were all Malcolm’s fans on Thursday, May 19, when the faithful celebrated the 86th anniversary of his birth? Each year, people dedicated to the principles Malcolm X championed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I like to think that I have grown up over the years, but as a child, I fantasized about being an athlete. One of my most vivid childhood memories is a vision of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sinking a long skyhook from the baseline to give the Milwaukee Bucks a victory ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The statement, “I Do”, is two short and simple words that mean life-time commitment. I wonder how many men and women really understand what it takes to keep saying, “I Do”. The wedding day seems so whimsical and fairytale like, but the reality of sharing your life with someone ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve officially seen the end of an era. The great Tiger Woods, the golfer who was once considered unstoppable, has dropped out of the top 10 in the World Golf Rankings for the first time in 14 years. The last win for Woods was 18 months ago in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Newt Gingrich suggested that America impose a poll test in U.S. history as a requirement for native-born citizens to vote, it was too much even for black Tea Party Congressman Allen West (R-FL). “That’s going back to some times that my parents had to contend with,” West said ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve always thought of the bond between my mother and me as being something special, just about sacred, and based on what I’ve seen in recent weeks it really is. Not unlike most African-American males I was raised by a single mother, with emphasis on raising and imploring my growth ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rick Welts, “I’m gay.” Don Lemon, “I’m gay.” Will Sheridan, “I’m gay.” Uhhhhhhhhhh, ENOUGH! Who cares? Does the public really care about their sex lives? Who these people choose to be romantic with is of no concern to me and should be of no concern to those who know ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In order to be the leaders of households and in our communities there are certain things that we as men have to develop. While every aspect of manhood won’t be discussed here there are a few important aspects of leadership that can be mentioned. If men are to be the “head” that ...