(ThyBlackMan.com) I am writing this for Tiana Parker. It is addressed to all the older black women currently shaping her life and the lives of many black girls. I was raised for a time by my grandmother, so I have a deep respect and love for older women. I want ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A couple of weeks ago, Bernice King, the Rev. Martin Luther King’s youngest daughter, led an impressive 50th anniversary march in honor of her father’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. President Obama, two other former U.S. presidents, and many celebrities and dignitaries were in attendance. While participating in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How much do you know about your tummy? Can you separate the fact from fiction? From those burning, churning feelings that erupt whenever we eat our favorite foods, to the bloating that keeps us from zipping up our jeans, to the gas that can make us the most unpopular ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent resignation of NAACP president Ben Jealous was a surprise to everyone, including myself. I don’t spend much time thinking about Ben’s career plans, but my crystal ball said nothing about a resignation. Ben’s decision to leave the NAACP is one of those defining moments that lead us ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) William Jackson, teacher with the Duval County Public School System recently attended the Niche Parent Conference in Hollywood, Florida. William is an Engineering and Technology teacher and also speaks locally and nationally about Social Media Safety, Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention, and the dangers of Sexting and Texting. William had ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why are you here? I don’t mean why are you here reading this right now. Instead, why are you here on this planet at this time, born into the family you were born into, with your unique gifts and talents, with your experiences? There is indeed a reason you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The stunning number of GOP law makers that are vehemently opposed to US war making against Syria has been nothing less than astounding. Lame duck Minnesota GOP congressperson Michelle Bachman’s flat-out assertion that Syrian intervention would be a bad call and the US is war-weary seemed to punctuate much ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Now I got tattoos on my body Psycho b*tches in my lobby I got haters in the paper Photo shoots with paparazzi Can’t even take my daughter for a walk See ‘em by the corner store I feel like I’m cornered off Enough is enough I’m calling this off” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With their fingers on the triggers, the Secretary of Defense and others in our government are poised to strike Syria and commit fighting troops to that country, even at a time when the soldiers in Afghanistan are scheduled to leave. Understanding that World War Two and the Viet Nam ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What are the fastest, easiest ways to lose that muffin top and ditch that gut? Believe it or not, the real path to a better midsection has very little to do with how many crunches you can knock out. So what’s the magic formula? Fuel Up Foods rich in ...