(ThyBlackMan.com) The Pleasantville Police Department in New York upset the African American community by giving an Officer of the Year Award to the policeman who shot a young black college student in a racially-volatile incident. Danroy “DJ” Henry was shot by officer Aaron Hess last year at a night club ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Rainbow PUSH Coalition are denying the allegations by a former employee that Rev. Jackson engaged in “harassment, retaliation and discrimination” as the result of his sexual orientation. Tony Bennett, who is gay, made a long list of disturbing accusations against the pastor, arguing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Blacks who believe Barack Obama can do no wrong would grimace at Texas Congressman Ron Paul calling him “a warmonger.” Dr. Paul would infuriate the Obama Faithful further in saying, “The military industrial complex is firmly entrenched in Washington and Barack Obama is one of their guys.” Like those ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Individuality…it seems like this is a staple of American thought and tradition. We lift up individuals in society for their rags to riches stories and embrace the idea of growing up and ”trying to make it on our own” – it seems that the ultimate key to accomplishing goals ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The IRS reports that 75 percent of taxpayers get a tax refund check each year, and that the average income tax refund is currently about $3,100. Getting a refund check after a year of hard work often feels like a bonus, but isn’t a tax refund more like giving ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you know where your cholesterol is? Don’t assume your cholesterol is fine just because the doctor said so several years ago. If your doctor determines your fasting total cholesterol level exceeds 200 or if your LDL cholesterol level is above 100, you can get it down safely with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In February the news headlines blared “Gasoline pump prices hit a 28-month high.” The February high has been exceeded in the past two months. Congress and the Obama Administration worry that the surge will drive down consumer spending, dampen business investment and hiring, further weaken housing sales, plunge the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) LaShanda Armstrong, a 25-year old mother of four, drove herself and her children into the Hudson River this week. Armstrong was distraught after finding out that her boyfriend Jean Pierre, father of three of her children, was sleeping with another woman. Armstrong and three of her children drown, with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many critics are pointing their finger at President Obama for failing to address various issues in the Black community, but that’s not his job. The Black community is going to have to stop sitting around waiting for a Messiah to solve our problems. It’s the Black community’s responsibility to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Can you imagine Black Life in America if there was no NAACP? It seems that over time the group served a vital purpose for African-Americans; but these days and across cultures, the NAACP is about as significant as “Members Only” jackets. At the NAACP’s 101st convention, the head of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This is not an article to demonize young Black men. This is an article to help stop the carnage in Black communities across America, to begin the process of rebuilding these communities and to re-engineer the lives of young Black men. Many young Black men feel angry and are desperate ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Take Heart, Laggards, There Is Still Time to Cut Your Bill or Boost Your Refund… The government has given its citizens several new tax breaks this year, and has made it easier than ever for them to file their returns. The days of battling lines at the post office ...