(ThyBlackMan.com) The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its most recent unemployment data. We knew that black folks (especially men) would be at the bottom, we just didn’t know how bad. Well, it turns out that the numbers exceed even the most pessimistic predictions. Black unemployment shot up like a rocket during ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most couples go through times during which they feel that the spark has gone from the relationship. In this article, I give a few suggestions using the five senses to bring the spark back to the relationship and even make it stronger. Enjoy! 1) Connect with your eyes. Use ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A big white Cadillac with three Italians in it pulls up to the curb on a summer morn in the heart of Bed Stuy. Thus begins Spike Lee’s third feature film, 1989’s Do The Right Thing. The three, a father and his two sons, get out, and stand before ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One wonders if Obama suddenly will find his blackness when he loses the black vote in 2012. It’s beyond me why 90% of black Americans continue to support him when his policies have made their lives worse. Black unemployment is 16% compared to the national average of 9.1%, under ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Men who have wonderful women in their lives will tell you–there is nothing more satisfying than having a great partner by your side. For some single guys, choosing the right woman can be a struggle. There are thousands of good women out there, but some men consistently pick incompatible ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chris Brown is an interesting artist. Yes, we all know the story about his fiasco with ex-girlfriend, Rihanna. However, I want to go deeper. I want to actually see something good come of this young man’s career. I was in a relationship with an individual who was abusive. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The reports of Black teenagers participating in allegedly racist assaults on White patrons of the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wisconsin on August 4 prompted outrage throughout the Midwest, and for some people, lent credence to the bigoted, hackneyed American stereotype of a monolithic Black culture rife with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If President Obama were to be successful in his speech about job creation on Thursday, he would have to answer the demand of the Republicans forthrightly with a plan which does not increase the deficit. They are the opposing party. This is a position they have staked out and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If there was ever any lingering doubt that Republicans favor the rich over poor and middle-class Americans, it should be removed by the GOP’s opposition to President Obama’s proposal to extend the payroll tax cut for another year. Let’s face it: Republicans oppose almost everything advocated by the nation’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Labor leaders, the Congressional Black Caucus, and many liberal Democrats hope Vice President Joe Biden is wrong. In an interview on the eve of President Obama’s much anticipated jobs proposals speech, Biden seemed to dash hopes that Obama will go big, and aggressive in promoting a jobs-for-all program. To ...