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Is the Black Woman Facing Extinction?

November 29, 2011 by  
Filed under News, Opinion, Relationships, Sista Talk, Weekly Columns

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I have had this discussion with my husband several times. I often say “Is there any hope for my Sisters regarding marriage?” Wherever the Black Man plants his seed, he is reproduced, but what about the Black Woman? Is she in danger of becoming extinct? With the number of Black Men that are engaging in homosexuality activity,... [Read more...]

Lung Cancer – What African-Americans Don’t Know…

November 28, 2011 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) How much do you know about lung cancer? According to a recent survey, you may know less than you thought. A new study shows that many patients, African Americans in particular, don’t know enough about this serious disease. According to Christopher S. Lathan, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and colleagues... [Read more...]

Black Father Daughter Dance…

November 28, 2011 by  
Filed under Fatherhood, News, Opinion, Relationships, Weekly Columns

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) While checking my Yahoo email I came across a video of a father and daughter wedding dance.  The dance was an interesting one which consisted of a medley of hip hop and R and B tunes.  They danced to everything from KC and the Sunshine Band, The Stanky Leg, MJ’s Dancing Machine to Da Butt.  If you feel like smiling then... [Read more...]

And she told me she couldn’t swim: The Mental Health of Black Women…

November 28, 2011 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Mental health, the word itself is somewhat of a taboo in the black community, I ain’t crazy I don’t’ need no shrink I can do this all on my own. But what if you can’t? What if it gets so bad that you feel like you want to hurt yourself or others do you still think you can do it? As a black woman, we are supposed to be... [Read more...]

Mitt Romney and the Black Vote…

November 28, 2011 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Sooner or later, presumptive GOP presidential nominee frontrunner Mitt Romney will have to publicly answer which Romney will show up on the issue of race and diversity if he indeed gets the GOP nomination and snatches the White House in 2012. Will it be the Romney that claimed in an interview on Meet the Press in 2007 that he... [Read more...]

Black Women who oppress other women, again…

November 28, 2011 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Somehow, of course, a conversation on a Black blog I visited once in a post about Black women in general and their beauty turned into a conversation about Black women’s body and what types the male commenters like the best, which is totally sexist. The conversation I joined in on was about Black women’s body types and why... [Read more...]

Have a Black Friday Not a Broke One…

November 27, 2011 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) After enjoying football, time with family and friends and a belly full of turkey with all the fixings. Many folks find themselves sitting at the dining room table laying out their game plan for Black Friday. You would think they were setting up for an FBI sting.  Sales papers are laid out across the table.   They have drafted... [Read more...]

Ndamukong Suh Anger Management?

November 27, 2011 by  
Filed under News, Opinion, Sports, Weekly Columns

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) There is an obvious explanation for the ejection and probable suspension of Ndamukong Suh during the much anticipated Lions –Packers Turkey Day game. While there is more vacant land in Detroit than there is land in San Francisco, that is mostly outside Ford Field. But on the football field where gladiators battle, linemen who... [Read more...]

Conservatism 101 For Those Not Paying Attention…

November 27, 2011 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) You and I are politically well informed. But there are many Americans like my family who do not follow politics as closely as we do. Their political views are shaped by liberal media bias hit pieces, spin and sound bites. 99.9 % of my family are democrats because Marcus family traditional taught us the democrats are “for the... [Read more...]

Controlling Your Anger, A few Tips My Brothers…

November 27, 2011 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) In the days of broadswords and chain mail, anger was a simple concept. In the BlackBerry and e-mail age, rage is often disguised. “Identifying your own anger style could be the key to eliminating it,” says Ron Potter-Efron, M.S.W., author of Letting Go of Anger. Men with chronic anger are six times more likely to... [Read more...]

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