(ThyBlackMan.com) Sil lai Abrams, the relationship expert at Ebony.com, just wrote an article in which she challenged the notion of the “Ride or die chick.” The “ride-or-die chick” is defined, by some, to be the woman who stands by her man, no matter what. Sometimes, standing by that man might ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the dirtiest Black secrets of all is that Black people have kept themselves enslaved. The enslavement has been perpetuated largely by pretending that there is no racism. But also by passing lies and mythology about ourselves. Many Blacks think we are doing worse than we really are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) William Jackson (Prof. Edward Waters College) and Emanuel Washington (Producer, “We Remember Raines” Documentary) presented at “The Truth About Becky & Teddy”: A Teen and Young Adult Health Summit. The summit focused on Health and Educational issues facing 15 – 24 year olds in Jacksonville, Florida and Northeast Florida. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This Blog inspired by the song “Invisible” by Dove Hagan http://dovehagan.com/ This school year will be a year of emotional conflict, psychological torment and social withdrawal for students being bullied, harassed and tormented in the nation’s schools. Regression from friends, family and social interaction for youth struggling with being ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve all heard of her; she’s been crooned, immortalized and hyped since the beginning of the 1990’s as the strong, self-sufficient black woman. She’s appeared in film, literature and theater as the saving grace of the black family and the antidote to black male patriarchy. In the process, she’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) recently began working at a school, and upon doing so, I have come face to face with some of the ills that are plaguing our community. My encounters have been with young boys dealing with bitterness towards women because of the resentment they have for their mother that abandoned ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Themain reason the Republicans are now able to make inroads into the base of Democratic support is because Mr. Obama and the Democratic Party have no job creation plan. Mr. Obama and his advisors appear to have made a mistake in thinking they could restrict the major topic of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Has Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, lost his mind? He is one of the few media-appointed leaders of Black folk that I actually have some level of respect for. But his recent attack on Nike and basketball player LeBron James has greatly diminished my ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I received some resistance after writing my article about the STD epidemic occurring in black America. Some thought that by referencing the CDC study that found that half of all black women have herpes, I was somehow implying that black women are more promiscuous than everyone else. That’s not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) She’s walks in a restaurant on a Friday night with her girlfriends to enjoy a night out on the town. Her friends are wearing minis and three inch heels, some even four. She’s opted for a red dress that stops right at the knee. Her outfit is not tight, ...