(ThyBlackMan.com) My eyes were closed a few minutes ago, as I sit on an airplane headed to speak at a conference on prisons at Boston University. It is during these quiet moments on the plane, during takeoff when there are no electronic devices allowed, that I sometimes reflect on my ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So once again, in spite of all their claims of loving America and being solely dedicated to promoting the nations best interest, the GOP has found yet another pretext to hold America hostage and twist the arm of the American people in an attempt to force the nation to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The moment Simon Cowell confirmed that his girlfriend Lauren Silverman was expecting his baby and would become his wife, the British media couldn’t wait to cast Sinitta his best friend and lover of nearly 30 years as “the crazy black woman”, something they love to report about. This is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you like to sit in a room of geeks, nerds, intellectuals, innovators, content creators, Blerds, Bloggers, Vloggers, Multimedia Masters and people that just love to Blog and love tech, the #FlBlogCon2013 was the place to be. More youth and teens need to be involved in making positive and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When we think of the term “conservative” Republican in its most modern form, it’s typically a wealthy male with a prominent political view. To paint a more vivid picture, this male comes from a traditional Christian family, whose lineage has prominence, wealth, and exceedingly high morality and values; or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are three horrific facts about the bunch that’s holding the nation hostage in the partial government shutdown. One is that they are either Tea Party members or affiliated with the party. Another is that they are a minority even within the minority of GOP congresspersons. The other is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2013 edition of the government shutdown shouldn’t be discussed in terms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or as many refer to now as “Obamacare.” The law has taken effect and the shutdown has done nothing to change this fact. Understand, this ideological battle is not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Blacks, who are experiencing the highest unemployment rate among measured working groups in the United States, are headed for even more turbulence economically in the near future. You ask how this is possible with the stock market reaching new highs and the national unemployment rate decreasing from 7.4% to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Happiness, to a great extent, is having something to look forward to. It is savoring what’s coming up. The happiness trigger of “anticipation” is easy to pull off, but you must be intentional about it. But with being intentional, you must also lower the expectation, to lower your anxiety. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The verdict was in even before the first enrollee inked their signature October 1 on a health care plan under the Affordable Care Act. The law is an unmitigated triumph for the millions of uninsured in America. The triumph is even greater for African-Americans. The checklist of pluses is ...