(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the biggest news stories thus far this year was the lead for the top German, Brazilian, Japanese and Canadian Television outlets yesterday. But it wasn’t even mentioned in the coverage offered by CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, or CBS via broadcast transcripts – Thank God for PBS and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The push for the Black vote is on. Black folks are back in style. Black is beautiful again! Since the last election, the mantra has become, “Get more ‘minorities’ to vote Republican;” and Black voters are at the top of that list. Yes, they want to increase their Hispanic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Keep the faith, baby!” is the title of the 2002 documentary about the life and times of the first Black New York Congressperson, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., starring Harry Lennix and Vanessa Williams. “Keep the faith, baby!” was the favorite saying of this charismatic, revolutionary leader of Harlem, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, as I spoke about my campaign with Russell Simmons to get entertainers to help end the War on Drugs, someone immediately took offense that we had the audacity to write an open letter to the president. The person scolded me for thinking that President Obama has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus got part of it right when he tasked a handful of key, but worried Republicans to come up with some proposals to make the party competitive again in national elections. There really were no surprises in the proposals they came up with. They ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why do Black Americans allow the war on drugs’ unfair toll on people of color to continue? Instead of putting a stop to the racial disparities and arrests, prosecutions, imprisonments, and lack of rehabilitation programs, Blacks have unknowingly allowed the status quo to continue in their communities. In the 40 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I visited Cleveland a few years ago. As I was heading towards downtown I noticed a sign that showed pictures of blighted structures. There was a quote at the bottom of the sign which read, “Cheer up – we are not Detroit!” I guess all major U.S. cities can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When unemployment numbers were released on Friday, commentators reacted joyfully. Alan Krueger, who heads the White House Council of Economic Advisors, described the creation of 247,000 jobs as a victory because the predictions were that the economy would only generate 170,000 jobs. Unemployment rates went down to 7.7 percent, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although 8 years old, this article is still one of my favorites – and it still applies. Black folks need to change our conversation. For the past forty years most of our conversation has been about politics. Most of our efforts have been centered on politics. Reminiscent of Reconstruction, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Courageous Tea Party Senator Rand Paul confirmed my statement that no one can foresee the future well enough to be totally fatalistic. Since the presidential election, discouraged patriots have been saying we have lost the country. Obama holds all the cards. All hope of restoring our country back to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This economy is poised for another difficult period of economic upheaval. Blacks are finding themselves facing difficult headwinds as our unemployment rates turn upward. While the national unemployment rate for blacks in February remained at 13.8% overall, there are ominous state unemployment rates lurking behind the national numbers that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m not here to defend President Obama, because as I pointed out in previous articles, I have an issue or two with some of his policies myself, just like I’ve had with EVERY White president. But I think we owe this brother the benefit of the doubt. He’s plagued ...