(ThyBlackMan.com) With the arrival of yet another ‘Black History Month’, I wanted to provide a column with some meat! African-Americans truly have been blessed by our forefathers; those men who have ‘gone before us’ in America. Our forefathers did exploits, braved challenges, and suffered in the face of adversity. Some ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you have high cholesterol? You’re not alone—so do about 100 million other Americans. High cholesterol comes from a variety of sources, including your family history and what you eat. Here is a visual journey through the most common causes. Your diet Eating too much saturated fat (like the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nothing is “inevitable in life,” how long we’re going to live or who is going to capture the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. The media and so called Republican establishment’s incessant castigation of conservative voters who dare not support Mitt Romney as “Anyone but Mitt Romney” is insulting and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I remember listening to one of the greatest minds in the African-American community, Maa Kheru Dr. John Henrik Clarke’s Lecture on “Fake Leadership”. He posed a very important question that is still very relevant today, which was, “Leaders, Where Are You Leading Us”. So intrigued with this question, I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Pop the Cristal and pass out the Cigar Aficionados. Yes, the day has arrived. Beyonce has given birth to a bouncing baby girl whom they have named Blue Ivy Carter. In the most anticipated baby news of the year, Beyonce Knowles gave birth to little Blue on January 7th, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just days after surging out of underfunded campaign obscurity to a photo finish with presumed GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses, former two-term U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania got himself in hot water for telling a Sioux City, Iowa campaign crowd that “I don’t want ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Various media outlets are celebrating the fact that November and December were very good months in the battle against chronic unemployment. This month, overall unemployment dropped from 8.7% to 8.5% and 200,000 jobs were created. This is a big win for the Obama Administration, which has taken heat for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two relentless constants in the manic drive by GOP ultra conservatives, tea party leaders and followers, and unreconstructed bigots to make President Obama a one-term president. One is their drumbeat, non-stop barrage of racist depictions, slurs, and digs at Obama. The other is their drumbeat, non-stop barrage ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The race for the United States presidency is on. As of Tuesday, January 4, 2012, the results of the Republican Presidential Primary are in. The Iowa Caucus has concluded, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney edged out US Senator Rick Santorum by 8 votes. According to Iowa poll data, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Going into the new year Pastors, Bishops, Apostles, Priests and others of religious faiths should pray over all fathers. Now more than ever in history do we need spiritual guidance, wisdom and protection. I’m a father, educator and mentor, I want to inspire and motivate fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers, fathers ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In his 1940 memoir, “Dusk of Dawn,” W. E. B. DuBois attempted to explain why he called on Black Americans to “close ranks” to support the U.S. effort against the Axis powers during World War I. However, DuBois admitted that at the time, he “did not realize the full ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tuesday night the political world was all focused on the Iowa Caucuses. Everyone was watching to see if Santorum would defeat Romney. When all the votes were counted, Romney had won by a mere 8 votes. Romney was finally declared the winner around 2:30 am (east coast time). I ...