(ThyBlackMan.com) Yesterday, March 3rd, 1865, Abraham Lincoln passed the The Freedmen’s Bureau bills which created a federal agency that saw the transition of Blacks from slavery. The bill sought to aid former black slaves (and whites) by providing them with food, clothing, and education. The bill, which was clearly race-specific and with the goal of self-empowerment ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The one word to describe Paul Robeson is “giant.” He was born April 9, 1898 and died Jan. 23, 1976. He was a person of extraordinary power, significance, and importance; a man of enormous strength and stature. Paul Robeson was an artist of the highest order; a singer, actor, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Internet and Social Media opens many doors that access information potentially beneficial to teens academically, professionally, networking and build communities that are like extended families. Parents should be reminded that Social Media is just that, a social extension of life. Parents should be reminded that teens are exposed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Worried about bad breath? You’re not alone. Forty million Americans suffer from bad breath, or halitosis, according to the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Bad breath can get in the way of your social life. It can make you self-conscious and embarrassed. Fortunately, there are simple and effective ways to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When we consider all of the problems that we have in the Black community, if anyone asked me what we are in most dire need of to resolve those problems, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second – I’d say education. Education is the key to resolving high unemployment, because ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you don’t think that the mass incarceration epidemic affects you, you might want to think again. When I met with Min. Louis Farrakhan for several hours in a private meeting to discuss our upcoming forum at The University of Illinois at Chicago, one of the topics that came ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I hate not knowing,” a friend complained as she tried to figure out some steps to take personally and professionally. “I’m used to having a game plan, but right now I feel stuck because I honestly don’t know what the right answer is. I want to plan the next stage ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Niaz Kasvari, Director of the NAACP Criminal Justice Program recently wrote a very compelling article about the serious dangers of private prisons. Dr. Kasvari mentions specifically the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) as the primary culprit, and the company that is truly happy to see you and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You know me ALL ETIQUETTE EVERYTHING, there is an Etiquette to Everything that We Do! …and yes, there is Dating Etiquette. It’s Thursday and if you don’t have a date or other plans you and your girls might be going out this weekend to have some drinks and fun…and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) At the close of another Black History Month, will you wait until next year to study or to share history of Africans in America, or will you continue the study and dissemination all year long? And if you are a conscious Black man or woman, will you study the ...