(ThyBlackMan.com) From Egypt to Germany, Italy to Idaho, Christmas has been celebrated in different forms. America is the first to turn this ‘pagan’ holiday into an orgy of consumption. The origins of this holiday full of gift-giving and an overweight senior citizen who can fit through thin chimneys and travel ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Managing your personal finances poorly can harm you more than not managing it at all. It can have an adverse emotional and physical effect on all areas of your life. Start organizing your personal finances with the following advice. If you are a stock owner don’t sell your stocks ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The world would surely be a better place if we were all more accepting of different beliefs and religions, right? Well, the only way you can help to make sure that the next generation is more open and accepting is to teach your children the right way. Here is ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) So much to talk about.  So little time. Item # 1.  Since 2004-spanning the Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emmanuel administrations-  the Chicago Tribune reports that the city of Chicago has paid out a half billion dollars for police misconduct!  Chicago is closing schools, laying off teachers, and  cutting back services, but has ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s the eve of a New Year and millions of people across the country are gearing up to get in shape! Some will join gyms, others will try boot camps; some will hire personal trainers, many will go it alone. It’s the chance to leave the disappointments behind and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The political left has been trying to run other people’s lives for centuries. So we should not be surprised to see the Obama administration now trying to force neighborhoods across America to have the mix of people the government wants them to have. There are not enough poor people ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The third Democratic presidential candidate’s debate got a distant second ranking in headline news to the very public warfare between Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders and the Democratic National Committee. The charges and countercharges between Sanders and the DNC over access to voter data were bad enough. But it ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Our seemingly endless conversations about what Black people “need to have” and “need to do” are nothing short of astounding—and confounding as well. Some of our people call radio talk shows and decry, lament, and complain about the lack of resources among Black folks. Others ask “how to” and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The teachings of the apostle Paul can help all of us to examine our hearts and lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ. In Chapter 2 Paul probes deeply into the kind of life that enables any of us to function as role models. According to Paul, ministry seems ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As 2015 winds to a close, millions of people across the country are looking ahead to 2016 with notions of better health, more money and maybe falling in love. But, according to Psychology Today, up to eighty percent of people will leave their resolutions behind by February of the ...