(ThyBlackMan.com) Countless studies have shown that growing up with a father increases boys’ school performance and decreases their risk of committing a crime and abusing drugs and alcohol. Here are eight more ways dads influence boys—whether they live in the home or stay involved on a regular basis. 1. Shape ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Remember your science teacher putting the frog in water and then bringing the water to a boil? The frog is so adept at adapting he fails to realize how badly his situation has become. Finally, the frog acclimates and dies in the boiling water. A large number of men ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Billionaire’s history of statements, actions indicate his prejudiced beliefs… There is one area in which Donald Trump is no celebrity apprentice – racism. After being exposed as a publicity-loving idiot after he questioned the authenticity of President Obama’s birth records, Trump quickly shifted away from the discredited birther attack ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If President Barack Obama and the Congressional Black Caucus defined their relationship on Facebook, there’s little doubt what the status would be: It’s complicated. This week, Obama will meet privately with the caucus at the White House in the latest attempt to define a sometimes strained relationship between Congress’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reruns remind of period when Black family life was celebrated… After watching a rerun of the 1980’s television mega-hit “The Cosby Show” on cable television, the thought that this show was controversial when it premiered is hard to fathom. The episode I watched was a funny but truly realistic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently went to St. Louis to visit a center for citizens with developmental disabilities. I was surprised that the word “retarded” was in the name of the center, because I learned a few years ago that the use of this word can be offensive to quite a few ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week the White House announced the extrajudicial killing of Osama Bin Laden, and the secret disposal of his body at sea. Are we any safer now? And would it be any different if George W. Bush were making the same announcement four years ago? Who says there’s no difference ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I didn’t touch her. I don’t even like black girls. I know what this is about, she is just upset I have a white girlfriend. I couldn’t tell you the last time I dated a black girl. She was trying to get with me. ” I had to do ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here are five easy steps that you can take to supercharge your, and your child’s, learning that will cost you absolutely nothing! . . . Watch TV . . . Khanacademy.org . . . Look at What U Pay Attention 2 . . . Read Like Your Life Depends ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is it the perceived superiority of electric toothbrushes over manual toothbrushes that appeals to consumers? Or is it our obsession with technology that has us reaching for them in the dental-care aisle? Electric toothbrushes have become very popular in recent years and some say they provide superior dental care. ...