(ThyBlackMan.com) Our college-age population consists mostly of 18- to 30-year-olds, and likewise our armed forces. I wonder whether they shared common responses to the 2016 presidential election. Many college administrators provided students with therapy dogs, play dough, coloring books, bubbles, videos of frolicking kittens and puppies, and soft music. They even ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It is with deep sadness that I resign from the position of Black Activist, emphasis on the “act” part.  Next week’s column will be my final one.  Why?  While I have been running hard to escape the final clutches of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, it has gained on me to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  My best friend left us and moved to his heavenly home a few weeks ago.  For those who knew Dick Gregory, it’s no secret that we were best friends for a very long time.  Over a year before he left us, he told me, as I am sure he ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) We have the greatest president in the history of America. I thank God for President Donald Trump, “The Great White Hope”! At long last, a white man with courage speaks the truth, and he takes no mess from America-hating, liberal black liars tearing the country apart. President Donald Trump spoke ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Well, here we are in that last possible moment for healthcare reform under budget reconciliation. That simply means the GOP controlled Senate has until the end of this month, just a few days, to come to a consensus on a healthcare reform legislation that owns up to their promise. They ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) We all want to be healthier, and the easier something is the more likely we are to do it. With that in mind, here are six easy ways you can start being healthier starting today: Walk More The easiest things you can do to be more healthy is to take ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Construction is very costly, but it’s a major economic driver in the United States and around the world. New construction is excellent for the economy because it means lots of jobs to go around. Projects also gradually change the entire face of a city, especially a major city like New ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) So much of our lives today revolves around money. Do we have enough to pay our bills this week? Will we have enough in the future to support our families? Can I afford to buy that new car? With so much riding on how much money we have, and how ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Forum is always an exciting combination of a policy wonk reunion, a series of issues forums, and the ever-present parties, receptions, and celebrations.  Some enjoy deriding the gathering as “nothing but a party”, but in fact it’s an opportunity for networking, information gathering, strategizing ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, I went to a social media page of a new show coming to TV (which I don’t watch by the way) called “Black Love Doc” which is supposed to showcase what their version of “black love” is. Upon close inspection of the images from the upcoming show, I couldn’t ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Saint Louis is engulfed in civil disobedience, marching and window breaking. Just three years after Michael Brown’s death by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, the city is once again the center of racial division in America. The details of the case did not affect the rioters. The facts of the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A new report from the Pew Research Center brings the latest update on the deteriorating state of traditional marriage in America. And as sobering as is the picture for the nation as a whole, the situation for black America is even more disturbing. Fifty percent of American adults over ...