(ThyBlackMan.com) In his book, Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America , American linguist and political commentator John H. McWhorter writes: “When I hear someone say something along the lines of ‘why do we have to be talking about race? Why can’t we just be people and let that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A bid to secure a posthumous presidential pardon for Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero, has been rejected out of hand by the Barack Obama White House in Washington. But the Administration’s rejection is unlikely to end the campaign in and out of the United States, Jamaica and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s no secret that I am no fan of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) because they are traitors to the black community. Nonetheless, I did start to feel optimistic thinking their souls are not completely owned by white liberals. I got this idea when I heard Maxine Waters ask ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For anyone who is currently following the 2012 campaign, it was obvious from the moment it was announced yesterday why the White House picked next Wednesday for the President to give his address to the nation about his jobs plan. They want to show President Obama talking about jobs ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is quite a concern that many of our politicians are adamant about cutting entitlement programs that have been designed to help the poor or those with limited resources. Many of these programs are already insufficient in funding; people are turned away, because we can not truly help everyone ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1921 — eight years before the great depression — Republicans took over the helm of this nation for 12 years. During that time there were three Republican administrations, the first of which was the administration of Warren G. Harding. History remembers Harding’s administration for one thing more than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its most recent unemployment data. We knew that black folks (especially men) would be at the bottom, we just didn’t know how bad. Well, it turns out that the numbers exceed even the most pessimistic predictions. Black unemployment shot up like a rocket during ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One wonders if Obama suddenly will find his blackness when he loses the black vote in 2012. It’s beyond me why 90% of black Americans continue to support him when his policies have made their lives worse. Black unemployment is 16% compared to the national average of 9.1%, under ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If President Obama were to be successful in his speech about job creation on Thursday, he would have to answer the demand of the Republicans forthrightly with a plan which does not increase the deficit. They are the opposing party. This is a position they have staked out and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If there was ever any lingering doubt that Republicans favor the rich over poor and middle-class Americans, it should be removed by the GOP’s opposition to President Obama’s proposal to extend the payroll tax cut for another year. Let’s face it: Republicans oppose almost everything advocated by the nation’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The next time they screen movies at the White House, they should run a double feature of “Rocky III” and “The Lion King.” These two films could both challenge and inspire President Obama as he labors against his entrenched, uncompromising conservative opponents. One of the better entries in Sylvester ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Irene has hit, leaving destruction in its wake. We could track Irene and prepare for it; we could not stop it. And now, states and localities, despite the secessionist mumblings of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, cannot pay to repair the damage. Representatives from North Carolina to Virginia to New ...