(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve officially seen the end of an era.  The great Tiger Woods, the golfer who was once considered unstoppable, has dropped out of the top 10 in the World Golf Rankings for the first time in 14 years.   The last win for Woods was 18 months ago in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When Newt Gingrich suggested that America impose a poll test in U.S. history as a requirement for native-born citizens to vote, it was too much even for black Tea Party Congressman Allen West (R-FL). “That’s going back to some times that my parents had to contend with,” West said ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve always thought of the bond between my mother and me as being something special, just about sacred, and based on what I’ve seen in recent weeks it really is. Not unlike most African-American  males I was raised by a single mother, with emphasis on raising and imploring my growth ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Rick Welts, “I’m gay.”  Don Lemon, “I’m gay.”  Will Sheridan, “I’m gay.” Uhhhhhhhhhh,  ENOUGH! Who cares?  Does the public really care about their sex lives?  Who these people choose to be romantic with is of no concern to me and should be of no concern to those who know ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In order to be the leaders of  households and in our communities there are certain things that we as men have to develop.  While every aspect of manhood won’t be discussed here there are a few important aspects of leadership that can be mentioned.  If men are to be the “head” that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The issues I wish to address today in this blog are universal issues.  Rather, I realize that they are not exclusive to any particular class, culture or gender.  However, I am a middle-class African-American male – so please pardon me if I speak from my own experiences instead of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Former GOP California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s terse, apologetic statement that he fathered a child out of wed lock a decade ago is quite a contrast to what’s been a standard operating procedure for the GOP’s family values — bible thumping moralists that literally get caught with their pants down. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I am a real American/fight for the rights of every man… – Pro Wrestler Hulk Hogan, Theme Song My president is a “real American,” just as the opening song of his remarks at the White Correspondent dinner suggest. His long form birth certificate confirms this fact of course. He ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dominique Smith, Khory Johnson, Sheon Wellons, and Christal and Shanae Christopher will never be mistaken for the “Fab Five” basketball stars that brought national fanfare to the University of Michigan campus 20 years ago. However, for one Saturday afternoon in May on Detroit’s west side, this lesser known quintet, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If a man is offered a piece of stale bread for dinner, he’s probably not going to want to eat it.  If you were to then say, well, “stale bread is better than horse manure,” this won’t make the stale bread taste any better.  When given the choice between ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I am pretty brutal when it comes to giving bad businesses second chances. Every dollar that I spend at a store is like a vote. I am saying with my purchase “I love your company, and I trust your business or service enough to know that I will get ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Allen West enlisted in the Army nearly 20 years ago, but these days, a growing number of Tea Partiers and conservative Republicans want to draft the black GOP lawmaker from Florida to run for president. West, the flat-topped retired lieutenant colonel and Tea Party favorite who boasted last year ...