(ThyBlackMan.com) I watched curiously as Bryant Gumbel, host of “Real Sports,” referred to NBA Commissioner David Stern as a “modern day overseer.” The comments rocked the world, probably more so than anything Gumbel has ever said in the past. Based on Bryant Gumbel’s remarks over the years, I quietly suspect that beneath the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the recent protest across America, one single observation that can be drawn is the level of two-faced hypocrisy evident in the elected leadership residing in Washington, D.C. The only consistent factor is the irony that both President Obama and the Tea Party Republicans were elected to implement change. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) October is Bullying Prevention Month; the increase of bullying in schools, communities, neighborhoods, and even churches has continued to show how bullying is affecting lives. The growing awareness across the country even in political circles creates a mindset that Bullying is a violation of Human Rights to those being ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The national episodes of bullying by students, the antibullying prevention efforts being imposed there is a growing awareness that students are taking responsibility for their learning and standing up for the empowerment of education. October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, education is key to success and role models ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I haven’t said much about the GOP’s Great Black Hope Herman Cain. The CEO of Godfather’s Pizza — of which surprisingly there is one in Jacksonville, Florida — doesn’t really impress me. At first look my race baiting instincts wanted to call him an Uncle Tom. At first listen ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a recent Your Black World survey, the majority of African American respondents (56.9 percent) believe that President Barack Obama should have spoken on behalf of Troy Davis before his execution last week. Davis was put to death after a pile of questionable evidence emerged over the years showing that there is a very ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since 2006, rapper William L. Roberts better known to the world as Rick Ross (naming himself after former notorious drug dealer “free way” Rick Ross), has been a prominent force in hip hop since dropping the classic street single Hustlin. He quickly identified himself as a cocaine dealer on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In my “Black Education Disaster” column (12/22/10), I presented National Assessment of Educational Progress test data that demonstrated that an average black high school graduate had a level of reading, writing and math proficiency of a white seventh- or eighth-grader. The public education establishment bears part of the responsibility ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am a huge fan of comedy of all kinds. I enjoy it all from sitcoms to stand up. Who doesn’t love to laugh? Before the election in 2008, comedian Steve Harvey put out a stand up set called “Still Trippin’”. Being the Steve Harvey fan that I am, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black folks just seem to keep coming up with ways to divide themselves. We keep falling for distractions and side issues, which keep us from focusing on the big picture. The big picture my friends, is us, Black People, not just those you know but those you don’t as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was on the radio this morning with Rev. Jesse Jackson. Other guests on the show included Dr. Marc Lamont Hill of Columbia University, Ohio State University professor and criminal justice expert Michelle Alexander, Tavis Smiley, and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver, among others. The topic of conversation, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) South Park is a show that takes no prisoners. Sometimes they can be brutal, and when your name is mentioned on the show, you might as well prepare to be embarrassed. The latest victim of the show is Tyler Perry, who is presented as “Funny Bot,” a woman in ...