(ThyBlackMan.com) “… a foolish son the bitterness of his mother” After my father left, when I was around 8yrs old, I would often stare out of windows hoping one day he would come back home. I waited day after day for his return that would never happen. As the days ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Don’t allow frustration in the classroom prompt you to post inappropriate content online in 2012. As teachers begin to make the transition from holiday relaxation spent with family and friends and back to the business of educational professional at their respective schools, they should remember to reposition and refocus ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Iowa Caucuses are over and now it’s on to New Hampshire. But exactly who’s focused on New Hampshire and who has turned their attentions elsewhere is not completely clear. At 2:30 this morning I was intently watching MSNBC for the announcement of the final Caucus results. I needed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do we tattoo because we are seeking permanence? Do we tattoo because we are grappling for something that will adhere to solidarity and focus in our lives? Do we tattoo to be a part of an increasing community? Why are we quick to “mark up” our bodies so randomly? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A Ron Paul/Dennis Kucinich presidential ticket would be hot. As a progressive, that would absolutely stoke my fires. I bet that a Ron Paul/Kucinich ticket would also capture the interest of Republicans who hearken back to the party’s non-interventionist, fiscally conservative roots. Yesterday, Felicia Sonmez, of The Washington Post, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Happy New Year. The advent of the new year brings about many things: vows to change your way of life, resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking, volunteer and read more. The New Year for some means new starts or achieving old goals. Around these blog parts a new year ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I came across a topic on Facebook regarding single parenting. The following question was posed. If a father has a child for the equal amount of time or more than the mother even when the child is living with the mother, is the mother truly a single parent? I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s nothing more awkward than to be the one southern black man in the room who says that he’s not quite sure about Christianity. No one attacks you for asking questions, they just “pray” for you. Some will talk to you like a mentally-disabled two year old who has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Okay, they’re not incredibly glamorous. But brown bag lunches are convenient, economical and a great tool in eating healthy while you’re at work, at school, or otherwise away from home. And guess what? Your pack lunch doesn’t have to be dull? You just need of a brown bag makeover! ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul just can’t seem to help himself when it comes to his fetish on a law which has been on the books for nearly five decades and which has long since been rendered a moot point by even avowed white supremacists. That’s the 1964 Civil ...