(ThyBlackMan.com) Today is the day.  The day you begin. This is it.  This day.  Right now. This is the day you stop deciding and do.  The day you stop evaluating and processing and Getting in the Position to Get Ready to Get It and simply get on with it.  This ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last night, I was up watching last year’s Hip-Hop honors on Vh-1. I knew that it wasn’t live, since the rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane weren’t in jail. In fact, I find it interesting that I had to count and remember which artists were incarcerated out of the bunch, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Juan Williams, the Fox News commentator who was disgraced in a highly public firing by NPR last year, has decided to go at his old bosses after NPR went through a public humiliation of it’s own. In a recent interview, Williams referred to NPR as an “all-white organization” that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It has been said that at the end of the Civil War, Black Americans were a race of people all learning to read.  From that very encouraging moment in American history, people of African descent — slaves and descendents of slaves– have been in search of a space to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jobless African-American men might be at a greater risk of suffering from depression, new research shows. More surprising, at the other end of the income spectrum, African-American men making $80,000 and upward are also among those at higher risk. For women, the picture is different: those in the $45,000 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) March 9, 1997 will forever go down in history as the day when the world lost one of it’s most talented artists, the Notorious B.I.G. Biggie was “the man,” dropping lyrics like no other, gaining respect all around the world. He was loved by the community, and his spirit ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Are tax deadlines making you anxious or is the thought of having a big IRS tax bill leading you to procrastinate in filing your taxes? For many people, tax season is filled with worry and anxiety. If you’re still waiting on your W-2s or just haven’t found the time ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) 56% of people with lower-back aches say symptoms disrupt their daily routines, including sleep and sex. Not only that, but it’s the fifth most common reason for hospitalizations and third most common cause of surgery. Talk about a pain in the…back. There are many possible causes of back pain, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever noticed how many life lessons you can learn in a garden? In a few cubic yards of dirt, rocks and bugs, you can see the whole life saga unfold before your eyes—prepare the soil, plant the seeds, nourish them so the plants will grow and then ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you could pick the right foods to help you get the best sleep possible, wouldn’t you? And if you knew which foods would hinder your restful slumber, wouldn’t you avoid them? Now’s your chance to learn which foods to eat, and which to steer clear of for a ...