(ThyBlackMan.com) Many of us have goals and dreams that we would like to accomplish, but how many of us make those dreams a reality by taking action and bringing them to pass? Our intentions say “Hey, I wanna do this” or “I intend on doing that” but if we do not make steps toward ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A clearly perturbed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily denied that she was seeking the top spot at the World Bank. One Clinton spokesperson less charitably called the rumor “grade A BS.” But the rumor of Clinton as World Bank president cast another glare on the World Bank’s policies ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With so much talk going on about how low interest rates are, it makes sense to seriously consider home ownership. If you’re considering purchasing your first house, condo, or townhouse you’ll have to get your ducks in a row. Duck number one is making sure your credit reports from ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Eric Bolling, host of “Follow the Money” on the Fox Business Network appears to have a love for racist attacks on President Barack Obama. Last month, Bolling threw race onto the table by stating that President Obama was off “chugging 40s” while in Europe. This month, he has taken ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The number of Americans who are obese or overweight continues to rise. The CDC reports that obesity rates in the U.S. have risen over the past twenty years. Blacks and Hispanics have an increased prevalence of 51% and 21% respectively. Obese individuals are at an increased risk for chronic health ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Congressional representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.), Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-Fla.), and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) have in common? Each of them has taken time to comment on the predicament of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, but none of them has mentioned the fact that the average unemployed person has now (as of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We cannot police hopelessness and despair! There are those who are angered and surprised by the violence of urban “Flash Mobs” (quickly forming groups of young people using technology to organize), especially crowds of young Black men, descending on mostly White, affluent downtown American cities. However, if we analyze ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Detroit native Jarvis Brown is a dedicated hard worker who loves to help his community and have fun. As a youth development specialist for Youthville Detroit, Brown is able to live out his passion, with a little help from one of the most dynamic entertainers on the planet—Usher. Among ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African Americans are less likely than other ethnic groups to visit the eye doctor regularly. And 24% of us said it had been more than two years since their last eye exam. This trend is particularly disturbing because people of African American descent are at higher risk for the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I bet you thought I was going to let this pass didn’t you… Last week Eddie Long pumped the brakes on his sex scandal that rocked the Black Church and sparked discussion, criticism, ridicule and just about every other emotion you can get when a man of the cloth ...