(ThyBlackMan.com) The black unemployment rate and the slowing of U.S. economic growth are linked. The Commerce Department reported recently the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of just 1.5 percent from April through June, as the consumer cut back on spending. The linkage between black unemployment and the economy ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Talk is cheap!” “Talkin’ loud and sayin’ nothin’!” Black folks do a lot of talking, rappin’, espousing, pontificating, and philosophizin’. No matter the subject, we seem to know all about it and are more than willing to get engaged on the topic at hand. God gave us only one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It has recently been reported that if poverty goes up by just .1% this year, it will be the worst poverty that America has experienced since 1965. Peter Edelman, director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy, attributes the poverty increase to a host of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reuter’s journalist Steve Holland’s report on Mitt Romney’s upcoming trip toIsrael takes a dig at President Obama.Holland writes, “Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will soon do something Barack Obama has yet to do as president – visit U.S. ally Israel.” Holland suggests that Romney’s trip, which will include stops ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In an article several weeks ago, written for this site, a similar question was asked, “Can The Sanford Black Community Win?” The article highlighted the issues facing the black community of Sanford, Florida and their struggle with the white power structure of that city as they sought to remove ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Frustrated with soaring violence in their communities, Chicagoans are said to be begging for the same oppressive policies that their counterparts in New Yorkare trying to get rid of. Willie Cochran, a Chicagocity Alderman for the Ward 20 district is leading the charge for Chicago to return to aggressive ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A black Republican advocacy group wasted no time in hitting the airwaves moments after GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney addressed the NAACP convention. The group touted Mitt Romney’s alleged triumph in getting more than a few of the hostile crowd to cheer him at times. Their national radio ad ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the heat of passion during a radio interview, I said,“The NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus and Democratic Party are more destructive to blacks than the KKK!” After the radio show, I thought my statement may have been a bit over the top. Upon further thought, I concluded that my ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One can certainly give Mr. Romney credit for attending the NAACP convention, but his hidden agenda cancelled out every point of consideration of sincerity. Did he really come to speak to the issues of African Americans, or did he attend to communicate to his constitutes that he can stand-up ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As anyone who has followed me knows, I have been extremely critical of President Obama’s non-engagement with the Black community. Obama has deliberately ignored the plight of the Black community while giving preferential treatment to the homosexual and Hispanic communities. But I can’t in good conscious criticize Obama and then ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you remember during the 2008 Presidential election, there was a strong effort to try to expose the faith of then Senator Obama. Many tried to label him an extremist because of his connection with the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright. I am curious to know if Mitt Romney will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The latest strategy of the GOP throughout the nation is to hi-jack the upcoming presidential election. It is very suspect that the GOP is overly concerned about voter fraud when in most of the states that they are forging this issue have little to no evidence of fraudulent voter ...