(ThyBlackMan.com) For many years & still today, there is a myth in our community that “Once you become successful, you have to get out of the hood and away from your own people“. And because of this myth, many of our best and brightest athletes, entertainers, rappers, etc. buy into this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Negroes … sometimes choose their own leaders but unfortunately they are too often the wrong kind. Negroes do not readily follow persons with constructive programs. Almost any sort of exciting appeal or trivial matter presented to them may receive immediate attention … and liberal support.” Carter G. Woodson The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Too many of us believe the lie that love can fix any and everything. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The foundation of a relationship is built upon the ideology and beliefs of both parties involved. The interesting thing is the foundation is not just built on how two ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I guess anyone with an album that claims to be a rap artist can be considered a “lyricist”. Maybe having some degree of money means one can degrade other working people. I guess disrespecting black women simply trying to do their job is okay when you consider yourself a rapper…regardless ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Conferences like WordCamp, WordPress, Florida Blogging Conference and others offer opportunities never before heard of for HBCU students. The journey to start a career comes with preparation that needs to be done ahead of graduations and not rushed. Mistakes happen when what should have been done was not, procrastination can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In recent days, the media has been abuzz with speculation over cabinet appointments within the incoming President-elect Donald Trump administration. Specifically, much talk has focused on Dr. Ben Carson and his announcement that he was not interested in serving in a cabinet post. Observers have tried to read the tea ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King once said, “one of the shameful tragedies [of our nation] is that eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is one of the most segregated hours, if not the most segregated hour in Christian America.” King referred to the segregation within American churches on Sunday mornings. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hillary’s post-election speech about fake news was beyond the pale; the height of arrogance and deceit. Her wickedness makes my skin crawl. Blaming fake news for her loss, this deplorable woman had the chutzpah to say,“…it’s now clear that so-called fake news can have real-world consequences. Lives are at risk, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before the horseman even enters office, he back peddles on the wall, the Affordable Care Act and prosecuting his former opponent. He refuses to admit obvious conflict of interests between his company’s business dealings and the government of China, Argentina and 2 dozen other countries. He covers the link (Paul ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1984, at age 33, Ben Carson became the youngest chief of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital. He pioneered a number of neurosurgical procedures and was even awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008. Carson is a skilled neurosurgeon and has earned a number of accolades during his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I said in the first piece I wrote for ThyBlackMan, I’m going to talk about the things that I (and many others I’ve talked to) believe in, and what those principles mean when you think about them. We believe that all people have certain rights, which are theirs from ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just recently, The University Of Alabama In Tuscaloosa had announced that they will erect the statues of Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry, two examples of well behaved black athletes that predominate white institutions (aka PWIs) like The University Of Alabama In Tuscaloosa have a long history of celebrating well behaved ...