(ThyBlackMan.com) Say the word “ gang ” to nearly anyone in America today, and visions of groups of violent young Black men will be conjured up.  Racism?  Perhaps.  But undoubtedly, the marketing of the urban lifestyle via rap music has given the face of gangs an ebony hue. Some of the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) We turned to Michael Swaim and Cary McNeal of guyspeak.com for the love nuggets every married man needs to hear… 1. Lend a Hand Nothing gets a woman hotter than getting down on your hands and knees, getting sweaty and … scrubbing the grout in the bathroom. Man up when it ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Law 21: Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker. Seem Dumber than your Mark. Have you ever heard a rapper spit a few bars that were radically genius and wondered wow he sounds so smart? That’s because he probably is! You would be surprised to learn that some of the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Another one bites the dust.  Tony Harris, arguably the most talented black correspondent with CNN, has left for Al Jazeera English.  The Al Jazeera network reports on news in the Middle East and serves a large audience, mostly in that region of the world. Harris spent six years with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I hope when he tells America how he aims to tame future budget deficits the president doesn’t accept conventional Washington wisdom that the biggest problem in the federal budget is Medicare (and its poor cousin Medicaid). Medicare isn’t the problem. It’s the solution. The real problem is the soaring ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Ashley Judd is a very courageous woman. I am not referring to her work as a global ambassador for YouthAids, or her efforts to end poverty and sexual violence in underdeveloped nations overseas, or even her journey here in America as an actress, mother, daughter of a country music ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You did it! You got your son, grandson, nephew, cousin or family friend off to college. For many, this is a dream come true and the end of an 18-year journey. Think again. Getting the Black man in your life to college is only the beginning. Getting him to graduate ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, it may not just be the season that is aggravating your allergies, causing you to sneeze and wheeze through the spring months. Your allergies might be in high gear because of a few simple mistakes you are making. BDO ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) On April 5, 2011, John Jay College of Criminal Justice presented the John Jay Medal for Justice to Marian Wright Edelman, an African American social activist and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) in the Harold M. Proshansky Auditorium at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Yet another survey confirms what we already know: Blacks don’t save as much as their white counterparts. According to Prudential’s new study — the African American Financial Experience — 60 percent of African-Americans have less than $50,000 in company retirement plans and only 23 percent have more than $100,000. ...