Yes, Stages of Wealth Building.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Financial experts talk all the time about the importance of wealth, but remember that amassing wealth doesn’t happen all at once. According to Pew, there’s a significant discrepancy in wealth among different age groups. People ages 65 and older hold on average $170,494 in wealth; ages 55-64 hold $162,065; ages 45-54... [Read more...]

America’s Debt Default – Our Two Minute Drill.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) To use a football analogy, it’s the end of the 4th quarter. The United States of America is out of timeouts. Our leaders are either filled with ideas or completely out of ideas depending on your perspective. Everyone in the crowd is standing on their feet – and experiencing the full gamut of emotions: fear, anger, confusion,... [Read more...]

Yes, Building Bridges.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) On October 11, 2002, we lost a great Black leader to an assassin’s bullet. Who was he? Stop reading right now and see if you can answer. If you cannot, then you are one of the reasons I am writing this article. While this is my annual dedication to him and his family, I also dedicate it to those who did not know him and those... [Read more...]

How Most of Us Abort Our Greatness Before It Has a Chance to Be Born.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Forgive me for using what might appear to be corny analogies, but I find that the creation of a new idea is a lot like giving birth to a child.  There is a process through which the idea is conceived, perhaps through an interaction with another person or some kind of deep soul searching.  Many of my ideas are the result of... [Read more...]

Our Most Jealous Love: The Tea Party.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “If I can’t have you nobody can!  I’ll kill you before I’ll see you with his filthy hands on you!!!”  So goes the insane cry of the man who sees his spouse or lover as a possession, rather than another human being.  It is the cry that usually precedes the killing of the spouse or girlfriend, usually, but not always,... [Read more...]

Relaxation: The New Happy?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) After a whirlwind five weeks in which I traveled to 10 cities – from Boston to Dallas to Las Vegas to Barbados – I welcomed a week with no travel. After a day off on Tuesday, my brain still wasn’t quite ready to go back to work. So around 1 pm on Wednesday, I plopped myself down in front of the desk of my right-hand... [Read more...]

Thy Evil Riches Of This World Are Not Enough To Purchase God’s Salvation!

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Gods principles are His principles and Gods laws are His laws. No one owns them and everyone must adhere by them and will reap the benefits of pay the price for obeying them or disobeying them. This is something that just can’t be circumvented. The evil amongst us know this well after a time. From what I see, you can get away... [Read more...]

6 Things Corporate-Owned Rappers Do to Get Inside Your Head.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) We know about the power of hip-hop, which is my favorite genre of music.  Hip-hop can either produce an entire generation of soldiers ready for liberation, or it can produce a pack of misguided buffoons who are looking for a white man to tell them what to do.  The hip-hop music on urban radio stations around the country have... [Read more...]

The Five M’s.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) My 20 years as a columnist for NNPA would not be complete without an article about five persons whom I hold in high esteem, five persons from whom I have learned about sacrifice, commitment, dedication, honor, and character; and five persons who hold a special place in most if not all of our hearts and minds. They are Marcus,... [Read more...]

October is Bullying Prevention Month.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this.” Brainyquote.com The statistics are showing there is a rise in incidents of Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and other forms of dehumanizing treatment. Children are violating the Human Rights... [Read more...]

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