(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama created a bit of a stir in early April when he completed his Census form. In response to the question about racial identity the president indicated he was “Black, African American or Negro.” Despite having been born of a white mother and raised in part by white grandparents, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are many across America wondering if President Barack Obama has the guts to put together an agenda for black America. The constant conversation about The Black Agenda, and what it means, has led to crucial divides in the African American community, creating camps between the Tavis Smiley crew ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Conservatism is a dead philosophy, at least to these jaundiced eyes. Another zombie is Liberalism but it at least has enough visual diversity to lend it the illusion of broad appeal. Both have become burdens that have outlived their usefulness despite herculean efforts by supporters. Somewhere amid rhetorical grunts and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Even though some of the messengers are black, questionable rhetoric will continue to keep folks away, says this conservative columnist… Even though some of the messengers are black, questionable rhetoric will continue to keep folks away, says this conservative columnist. It took one word for the point to hit ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) WASHINGTON (AP) — He may be the world’s foremost mixed-race leader, but when it came to the official government head count, President Barack Obama gave only one answer to the question about his ethnic background: African-American. The White House confirmed on Friday that Obama did not check multiple boxes on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Obama’s race problem just got a little deeper. As the rest of the country is starting to see light at the end of the economic tunnel, the African American community just walked into a deeper, darker crawl space than the one it was in before. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every time I try to give radical, Black liberals the benefit of the doubt when it comes to doing what’s in the best interest of our own community, I am saddened to conclude that I doubt that there is any benefit. They claim to represent the Black community, but yet ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Urban Dictionary defines “hood rich” as: A person from an urban neighborhood that looks like they have a lot of money, but they are living far beyond their means. Speaking of those who might be “hood rich,” it seems that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele may have been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The comparison of then Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the height of the presidential campaign was hyped, overblown and made mostly to sell magazines, puff up TV pundit sound bites, and by a few carried away with themselves Democratic party campaign boosters. Though undoubtedly flattered ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As political battle lines deepen and tempers boil, the real life superhero movement serves as a much needed political neutral ground for well intentioned people whose disagreements end at helping others. Verbal volleys and policy pummeling still leave at risk populations in need of what RLSH offer: inspirational humanitarian and crime prevention support. Like ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Marc Morial explains why and elaborates on the 2010 State of Black America report… The National Urban League, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has produced an annual State of Black America (SOBA) report for one-third of its existence. At a press conference Wednesday in Washington, D.C., the organization ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama earned well-deserved accolades for his dogged fight to make a much needed, and long overdue comprehensive health care reform a reality. The president can and should savor the victory and feat. But there’s another equally hard battle that desperately needs to be fought, and that’s the fight to ...