(ThyBlackMan.com) When you hear names like Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, and Dwyane Wade, thoughts of athletic excellence soon enter the mind but also thoughts that these are athletes who have used their platforms and prestige to make differences in the lives of other people in real ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In all my decades of being a columnist, I have NEVER called for the boycott of anyone. I believe that the marketplace will naturally weed out products and services that are not giving the public what it wants! Kevin Hart is the hottest comedian in the world by any measure—earnings, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now that the midterm elections are over, and Democrats are savoring their victory, more than a dozen Democrats say they are considering running for President in 2020. The Democratic Party needs to get its act together if any of them has even a prayer of beating the clown that white ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For years we have been sold the logic that the government uses child support to keep the black man down. That the government forces black mothers to remain single by setting restrictions in place that will ensure the black man can not live in the home with the black mother, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me be blunt. It’s obvious to me that the political right needs a fighting force—an organized ground level force built for the political conflicts of the 21st century. Politics has become a contact sport. This force must be unlike many GOP political figures who want to avoid contact and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Throughout Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency, he repeatedly promised to build a high, impenetrable, concrete wall along America’s nearly 2,000-mile border with Mexico. And he further promised that it wouldn’t cost American taxpayers one red cent, saying he would make Mexico pay for it. “Who’s going to pay for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Women are coming to the realization that they are worth having a partner that is supportive, loving, successful, driven and uplifting. They don’t have to settle for the brother with no vision. They don’t have to deal with mental, emotional, spiritual nor physical abuse. They deserve to be respected and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A loyal reader recently sent me a communication suggesting an article that addressed “Why African-Americans hate Kenny G so much.” In all honesty, the communication made me laugh aloud. However, my laughter had little to do with the question being ridiculous; rather, the request caused me to revisit inextricable issues ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Maybe it is due to age or experience gleaned from spending so many years studying the black male experience in American school districts. Regardless of its genesis, I can attest to being tired of half-truths transported via inept analysis that does little to impact the lagging academic performance of black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you decide to relocate to a new state, or city, there are some things you should consider before making your decision. Of course, it is wise to look at the housing market, job market and school system in the areas you are considering. You might consider the social aspects ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are some serious double standard issues between men and women in part because black men don’t speak on certain topics. They aren’t speaking up about the domestic violence they suffer at the hands of woman. They don’t drag the dead beat mother of their children the way women have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For some reason, many are shocked to learn that the status of persons of African descent was a contentious issue among the inhabitants of the 13 colonies who would form this nation called America. Unfortunately for Africans and their present-day descendants on the North American continent, the alluded to debates ...