(ThyBlackMan.com) Black Enterprise Magazine is one of the most respected black publications in the country. I’ve followed them for years, and will continue to do so in the future. But a lot of people on social media were taken aback when an image of a “Black Mount Rushmore” was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Congratulations, Republicans. I mean that in a completely sincere and genuine place. You came, you saw, you dominated on this past Tuesday. To call the results of this Election Day a clean sweep doesn’t begin to describe what actually happened. Succinctly put, the Democratic Party got decimated locally, statewide, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “My creation/is it real?/It’s my creation—I do not know/No hesitation—no heart of gold/Just flesh and blood—I do not know.” So goes the chorus of the insanely catchy Oingo Boingo pop tune, “Weird Science.” Of course, that song comes from the hilarious 1985 John Hughes movie of the same name. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week many Americans will be going to the polls to cast their ballot in this year’s midterm election. The importance of a midterm elections, some believe, is that it is a referendum on the popularity of the standing president and his policies. This epic battle is played out ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The closer Election Day gets, the more confused I am by the behavior of Democrats. For the past several years, there has been this false obsession with the importance of the Hispanic vote. All you hear in the media and from the political pundits is “the Hispanic vote, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Election Day – Tuesday, November 4th – is rapidly approaching. That’s only a few days away. Are you ready to do your civic duty? Have you done your due diligence? By now, I hope you’ve looked into all the candidates for the various races. I hope you’ve gotten informed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Black vote is said to be the determining factor in whether the Democrats hold the U.S. Senate. President Obama is on Black radio shows, and of course “Little” Al’s TV show, giving us the rundown on how important our turnout is to next month’s election. The Dems and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “It is time now to turn with all the purpose at our command to the major unfinished business of this nation. It is time to adopt strategies for action that will produce quick and visible progress. It is time to make good the promises of American democracy to all ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I chose to become a public scholar in the 1990s, there were three people who inspired me the most: Michael Eric Dyson, Julianne Malveaux and Cornel West. I also found myself to be a strong supporter of the great Minister Louis Farrakhan and Rev Jesse Jackson. Rev. Al ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I had separate conversations with two governors last week. Both were White, one was a Democrat and one was a Republican. We were discussing next month’s elections and what they each thought would happen. The amazing thing was their respective views on the Black community. Democrats have convinced the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We say we have “voting power,” but we have settled merely for the “power to vote.” We fight for the “right to vote” but we fail to “vote right.” Voting is a means to gain political power, not an end that simply allows one to participate in the act. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know you political junkies are on the edge of your seats now that Dr. Ben Carson has said he will likely run for President. I have been waiting to see what Black folks will do when President Obama leaves office. Well, we are about to find out now, ...