(ThyBlackMan.com) We have our first black president, something I thought that I would never live to see. But we can count the number of African American CEOs on one hand. I suppose that due to lack of knowledge I was really surprised at these numbers. I was even more shocked ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Though, I am a young woman; I love football. I was never a big fan of the San Diego Chargers, but I had a close connection to the team. The former running back for the team, LaDainian Tomlinson graduated from Texas Christian Universityin my hometown of Fort Worth,Texas and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many well meaning, yet, misguided parents don’t have a clue as to what motivates children today to do what they do. In my first book, I discussed 10 things teachers wished parents would do to make education relative in the 21st century. Today, I’d like to offer some insights, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It appears that fame can achieve almost anything. This fact is proven clearly by the decision of the New York Association of Black Journalists to give a writing award to Beyonce Knowles on May 15 of this year. Beyonce is being rewarded for her article “Eat, Play, Love,” which ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Naysayer aside, I’m totally convinced the Chicago Bulls 2012 season has been cursed. Maybe it’s last years MVP ‘thingy‘? Or the idols…oops…I mean statues of Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen hovering outside Chicago’s celebrated United Center? Some suggest the shortened NBA season? Or how about the NBA’s overloaded schedule? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Candidly, I have struggled with this for years; how best to explain why I am a black conservative and why fellow black Americans should join me. I served on a board with an extremely bright black mom. Both of her kids, a boy and a girl, are brilliant; her ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, I wrote an article proclaiming the “outstanding” television drama,“VH1 Basketball Wives,” to be the “New Jerry Springer Show.” Some people didn’t quite see where the analogy fit, but since that time, a few sites — including The Grio — have seen the light and run similar pieces, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the average American thinks of Rwanda, there are two thoughts that come to mind—genocide and gorillas. During the early 1990s, Rwanda killed almost 1 million of its own people in a brazen display of ethnic cleansing. As with the Jewish Holocaust, the world stood idly by and pretended that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Kobe Bryant legacy continues this spring as the perennial All Star and part time Superhero leads his 3rd seeded Lakers into the 2012 NBA playoffs against the scrappy Denver Nuggets – a younger, hungrier team who‘s looking to thrash Kobe Bryant and hopefully send him into playoff oblivion ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nuts have gone front and center on the stage of eating, and for good reason. Why? Well, not only do they provide a host of nutrients but they are delicious and a versatile addition to any diet. Here are 5 reasons nuts add up in the nutrition department. 1. ...