(ThyBlackMan.com) By popular demand, here is a re-visit to a topic that few dare to explore – bowel movements. A regular bowel movement is normally considered essential for good general health. But in most cases less frequent bowel movements are common and not necessarily a cause for concern. How to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of bi-racial activists. Originally called the National Negro Committee, it is considered the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Its initial goal was to make white people aware of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Today is the day.  The day you begin. This is it.  This day.  Right now. This is the day you stop deciding and do.  The day you stop evaluating and processing and Getting in the Position to Get Ready to Get It and simply get on with it.  This ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last night, I was up watching last year’s Hip-Hop honors on Vh-1. I knew that it wasn’t live, since the rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane weren’t in jail. In fact, I find it interesting that I had to count and remember which artists were incarcerated out of the bunch, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Juan Williams, the Fox News commentator who was disgraced in a highly public firing by NPR last year, has decided to go at his old bosses after NPR went through a public humiliation of it’s own. In a recent interview, Williams referred to NPR as an “all-white organization” that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It has been said that at the end of the Civil War, Black Americans were a race of people all learning to read.  From that very encouraging moment in American history, people of African descent — slaves and descendents of slaves– have been in search of a space to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jobless African-American men might be at a greater risk of suffering from depression, new research shows. More surprising, at the other end of the income spectrum, African-American men making $80,000 and upward are also among those at higher risk. For women, the picture is different: those in the $45,000 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) March 9, 1997 will forever go down in history as the day when the world lost one of it’s most talented artists, the Notorious B.I.G. Biggie was “the man,” dropping lyrics like no other, gaining respect all around the world. He was loved by the community, and his spirit ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Are tax deadlines making you anxious or is the thought of having a big IRS tax bill leading you to procrastinate in filing your taxes? For many people, tax season is filled with worry and anxiety. If you’re still waiting on your W-2s or just haven’t found the time ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) 56% of people with lower-back aches say symptoms disrupt their daily routines, including sleep and sex. Not only that, but it’s the fifth most common reason for hospitalizations and third most common cause of surgery. Talk about a pain in the…back. There are many possible causes of back pain, ...