(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the weekend I met a Black conservative. I’m not sure if he is a registered Republican, Democrat or Independent but he is by all means a conservative. His family refers to him as “Obama hater.” I thought he was fun to talk to. It’s not often I’m able ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The election of President Obama will go down in history forever. Not just because he is the Nation’s first Black President. Not just because he took over governing the country at a time when the country seemed ungovernable. And not just because he has passed legislation to divide the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every Democratic or Republican president or presidential candidate since 1920 has either directly addressed the NAACP annual convention or sent a warm message. The ritual is even more imperative for the nation’s top politicians to follow during a presidential election year. Former President George W. Bush was almost the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I read the following Ronald Reagan quote later in the day after the Supreme Court shockingly declared Obamacare constitutional. Reagan’s insight sent chills down my spine. Was he a prophet or what? Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now that Mitt Romney is the defacto nominee for the Republican Party, I have been reflecting on the state of the presidential race as it enters the final stretch. As a political strategist, I understand the necessity to run to the right during the Republican primary and then migrate ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Glen Ford from BlackAgendaReport.com wrote an insightful review of the recent appearance of Obama Administration Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett at the National Association of Black Journalists convention. Ford makes the point that the attendees at the convention were more concerned with being a part of the presidential fan club than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In an unsurprising move the U.S. Supreme Court upheld one of four parts of the Arizona’s immigration law. While deciding in a 5 to 3 decision that three parts of the law were unconstitutional and that regulating immigration should be left up to the federal government, the court decided ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The hip-hop world has been blowing up over recent revelations that the former ceo of Czar Entertainment, James Rosemond was involved in the 1994 attack on rapper Tupac Shakur who was ambushed in an NYC elevator sustaining gunshots wounds from which he would recover. Some believe this started a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Am I the only one becoming nauseous over the Republican Party’s claim that they’re the party of fiscal responsibility? And what about their claim that they’re the only ones qualified to save the American middle class, or that they’re the nation’s job creators, and that they have a plan ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett appeared at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in New Orleans. During her appearance, Valerie Jarrett reiterated the deep affection and appreciation that President Obama has for the African American community. Valerie Jarrett stated that President Obama has “genuine love” for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Where are the supporters of Mr. Obama when he needs them the most? If the unemployment numbers come in as I anticipate in July, showing an increase, for June, Mr. Obama is in serious trouble as his chances of reelection slip away from him. There is a high possibility ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The academic achievement gap between different ethnic groups has long been a characteristic of the American educational system. Recent research has begun to shed light on the role that stereotypes play in the relative achievement of different groups. . . During the 2008 Presidential Campaign researchers administered a test ...