(ThyBlackMan.com) As women of color, we are all guilty of believing at one point or another that “Black don’t crack!” We see countless images of women with Mocha skin that are flawless as they age in comparison to our European counterparts. However, you should know that anyone with SKIN has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The news reports that President Obama was courting large campaign donors stirred complaints that this will put him even deeper into political hock to fat cat donors and the corporate rich if re-elected. This was the oft-heard knock against Obama in 2008. A study by the nonpartisan Campaign Finance ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are a lot of people out there both male and female that are not sexually active and some that are even still virgins. I just want you to be encouraged today that there is nothing wrong with that. Do not let pop culture and society tell you that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, results were released from a new survey which polled more than 1,200 married moms about their parenting habits, focusing especially on how they share responsibilities with their spouses. The headline was an attention-grabber: “… Working and Stay-at-Home Mothers Feel Like ‘Married Single Moms.'” Only about 1 in 4 moms ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why do so many white Republicans love bringing up slavery and then wonder why the GOP has the reputation among liberals as being a party of racists? Maybe they really do want to purge the party of what little black conservatives the GOP has and alienate independents in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Clinical depression is a serious medical condition that affects millions of Americans every year, but what about all us other people out there who are just plain unhappy sometimes? What can we do to feel better? I have the perfect prescription. It’s called “stop lying.” Lying may be the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It used to be that when it came to meal planning, parents considered questions like what’s in the pantry? What will my kids like and what do I have time to make? Perhaps what’s going bad in the produce drawer factored in? Then, along the way, peanut allergies and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many of us have seen the dismal statistics for black males in America. African American men are at the bottom of the barrel in nearly every category of life, including healthcare, education, incarceration, and unemployment. Many of us raise our black boys with little to no understanding of how ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I spend a lot of time around children, but am happy not having any. From the “I brought you here, I’ll take you out” school, a capital offense would contradict my Christian praxis. Who was it that said, “Contradictions can only be minimized”? Whoever, it wasn’t Jesus; so I’m ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In my most recent commentary, I argued that the progressive movement must devise a strategy that looks beyond Obama and the Democrats but includes supporting the President’s reelection in 2012. My basic premise is that the rise to prominence and dominance of the right in the public discourse and ...