(ThyBlackMan.com) WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers hired in February at the fastest pace in almost a year and the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent — a nearly two-year low. The economy added 192,000 jobs last month, with factories, professional and business services, education and health care among those expanding employment. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Despite all the recent bad news for Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, what with his flagship NYC clothing store on Manhattan´s tony Fifth Avenue closing, the hip-hop entrepreneur just received some great news. His company, Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group has ranked the third “Largest Minority Owned Business,” according to Crain’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m watching African American Lives on PBS, a documentary featuring the ancestry of prominent African Americans. The show features famous entertainers like Chris Rock and Tina Turner and prominent business and community leaders. Usually, when people look up their ancestors it’s a happy occasion to learn where you came ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, including 43 that are known to cause cancer. No wonder it poses as an enormous threat to the lungs of people with COPD. But those are not the only threats to people with COPD. Many homes harbor dust, fumes, germs, and other ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Basic dental care involves brushing and flossing your teeth regularly, seeing your dentist and/or dental hygienist for regular checkups and cleanings, and eating a mouth-healthy diet, which means foods high in whole grains, vegetables and fruits, and dairy products. If you’re like many Americans who’ve picked up some not-so-great ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Learning that you have cancer can come as a shock. How do you react? You may feel numb, frightened, or angry. You may not even believe what the doctor says. You may feel all alone, even if your friends and family are in the same room with you. These ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Call it ironic or even fate that as I sat down to write this article, I decided to download Talib Kweli’s latest effort “Gutter Rainbows” and got a taste of just what I’ve been looking for in the chorus of the album’s title cut as the BK MC claims ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) That sound you’re hearing is millions of social contracts being torn up simultaneously! There are members of your Facebook Fam that need to have their branches removed from your family tree. I’m not talking about your Mama or Auntie that like every photo you post or leave heartfelt, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up while I was in the 4th grade, I would’ve answered, “truck driver”. I had no intentions on ever becoming a truck driver, but at nine-years-old, it was the first thing to come to mind. Sure, deep ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every year in America, 600,000 inmates are released from prisons and jails. One of their biggest challenges is finding jobs as ex-cons. With unemployment now hovering at around 9%, it’s hard enough to land a position in the U.S., even for those with spotless records and impeccable career credentials. ...