(ThyBlackMan.com) While few things in politics are certain, one thing that has held true over the past several decades is that African Americans will vote Democratic. And while African Americans’ relationship with Democrats has become highly publicized marriage, a rising chorus of African American liberals and independents are quick to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Newt Gingrich, the now extremely plausible GOP nominee, stated ‘But I’m also a 68-year-old grandfather’ during Saturday’s Iowa debate when the question of marital fidelity and trust was raised, he did more than just play the victim card. In one quick swoop, Newt Gingrich effectively shot down criticism ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One Hundred and forty two years ago, The 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870. This amendment established “The right of U.S. citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson, who may be seeking to run on the Libertarian ticket, appeared on MSNBC where he reminded viewers over the weekend that in 1996 Newt Gingrich introduced the “Drug Importer Death Penalty Act.” The reported front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich, wanted to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black voters will again give President Obama a sky high percentage of their vote in 2012. That was never in doubt. What is in doubt is how many will make up that percentage. It is the number, not percentage of black voters that turn out that will again ease ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Depending upon your source for news, you may or may not have heard the story about Rachelle Grimmer, the 38-yr-old mother of two who shot her children and committed suicide after a seven-hour standoff with authorities in a Laredo, Texas welfare office. Both children have died because of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Christmas has come early: Herman Cain is no longer pretending to run for president. It is for that reason that he has selected BET to air his final interview. A curious decision considering that throughout his campaign, Herman Cain had deliberately avoided any association with African-Americans or the political ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me see if I understand this. The person who reads the news on TV is called a “commentator?” A COMMENTator? Implicit in their very designation is the expectation that they are providing editorial opinion. If in nothing else, at least in the title that these reporters carry, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The devastating price of government dependency. I witnessed it up close and personal in the late 50s when I was a child. Both of my mom’s sisters had five kids each by various men who simply deposited their seed and moved on. Thus, both of my aunts were totally ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former presidential candidate, Herman Cain, proved that despite a load of God given talent, he was unable to be a serious contender for the highest office in the land. In the immortal words of former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, “to every man there comes a time when he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) T.J. Holmes, the affable CNN weekend anchor who told colleagues on Sunday he was leaving the network at the end of the year, is heading for Black Entertainment Television, according to a source familiar with Holmes’ situation. BET plans to build a show around T.J. Holmes, 34, the source ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How can Ron Paul, who counts among his supporters a sizable group of people who hope that his first act as president will be to reveal that the 9/11 attacks were an inside job, continue to draw significant poll numbers among Republican primary voters? American conservatives evade this question ...