(ThyBlackMan.com) The scene was the 17thannual Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Tribute Game at Comerica Park, a day set aside to honor teams and unsung players who comprised an important chapter of baseball’s history, prior to the sport’s integration. On this scorching summer day, members of two Major League Baseball mainstays, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Respected commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson recently made a set of accurate remarks about the challenges that President Obama faces within the African American community. He cites a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll that shows that there are as many African Americans who are dissatisfied with the president’s performance as there are who ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My Fellow American is an online film and social media project that calls upon concerned Americans to pledge and spread a message that Muslims are our fellow Americans. Using the power of social media, My Fellow American seeks to change the narrative – from Muslims as the other, to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies used to be one of the preeminent think tanks in Washington, DC. They focus on issues of particular concern to the Black community. Over the years I have participated in or hosted panels with them that were very substantive and informative. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like much of the nation, I spent the last few days and weeks fixated on the debt negotiations in Washington. Intently watching as extreme factions on the right were willing to lead us into default in order to advance their agenda, I’m certain we are all breathing a sigh ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black America is in crisis. In a recent study, the National Urban League reported that almost all the economic gains made by African Americans over the last 30 years have been lost during the Great Recession. Black unemployment now stands at 16.2 percent, harkening back to 1982 when that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A high school in Minneapolis may end up having to pay up after allowing its students to openly engage in a tradition called “Wigger Day.” On this “sacred” occasion, the students in the school would wear clothing and engage in behavior that “from their perspective, mimicked black culture.” This ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The blogosphere is abuzz with talk lamenting the Pew study that found that African-American households lost about 53% of inflation-adjusted median wealth during the Great Recession. Most of the articles focus on the fact that white people only lost 16% of their wealth without acknowledging that African-Americans are adults, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African Americans are more likely than whites to use Twitter — and the gap is growing. Experts have attributed the difference in Twitter uptake among white and black users to demographic factors that distinguish the African American community, such as age and above-average smartphone use, as well as disparities ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I browsed through some old music magazines, I stumbled upon the words of Rob Markman. “Jermaine Cole [J-Cole] has some nerve. The 24-year old hasn’t even released his debut album yet, and he’s already turning down invites from Sean “Diddy” Combs. Yeah, J. Cole must really be feeling ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It appears that disrespecting the president by referring to him as a sex organ on national television is not a seriously punishable offense. Mark Halperin, the man who referred to President Obama as a “d*ck”, is now back in action on Morning Joe. So, you can trust that when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For years, I have joined many others in advancing the position that the Democratic Party is not the only game in town. Working people of all hues have invested a lot of time and energy into the party because they have high hopes for the party carrying out its ...