(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. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs and Basketball Superstar Kevin Garnett to Show Mentoring can be as Easy as Playing a Game of Basketball. Minneapolis, MN (April 6, 2011) – Wheaties FUEL®, the first-ever cereal designed specifically to help fuel wins, today launches its “FUEL a Future” campaign to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has apparently had enough. The group announced recently that it is splitting off from UNITY, an organization designed to bring together groups of minority journalists. The NABJ has cited the financial decisions of UNITY as the primary reason for the departure. “NABJ ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For all of those who were once concerned about Tavis Smiley ending his much-respected State of the Black Union gathering every year, you no longer have any reason to worry: “The great” Juan Williams from Fox News is now going to take his place. Well, Juan isn’t exactly replicating ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ever wonder why you’re here? What your calling is? What you’re meant to do? There’s a relatively simple exercise that can give you a pretty good idea of the answer to those questions. First, clear your mind. Take a few minutes somewhere quiet, by yourself, and just breathe deep ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It was recently announced that Harvard University has admitted a record number of African American students this year. The UK Guardian has revealed that 11.8% of Harvard’s incoming freshmen are African American. This is quite an achievement for nearly any university, especially one that exists among the elite. Harvard’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Throughout the history of our sojourn in North America, many have likened the legacy of the Black struggle to that of the Children of Israel under Pharaoh. From the era of slavery through emancipation, and eventual Civil Rights victories 100 years later, “the Promised Land,” as a metaphor for ...