(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m trying  to really figure out who is really raising these new generations of so called men? That will leave a family to grieve over an sensless act of greed.also to take from another instead of going out there and making the money themselves. This ignorance can no longer ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The summit to educate, encourage and engage over several hundred youth attending the “Talk It Out” Summit was an overwhelming success in Jacksonville, Florida.   Building of leaders is what Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Gamma Rho Omega Chapter, Inc. does well in its national and international sorority. Alpha Kappa ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I know, just like most people, you probably don’t want to think about or even talk about the prospect of a death in the family. You can always call a funeral home and they will be happy to take care of the whole thing.  Funeral homes are like any other ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) While walking down the street a few years ago in my hometown of Chicago, I noticed a man coming towards me with a decorative wall mirror in his hands. As we approached each other, he stopped and asked, “Do you want to buy a mirror?” I replied “no” as ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Mexican born actress and new “it” girl Lupita Nyong’o is now the new face of Lancôme cosmetics.  The French based cosmetic and skincare company announced last Friday that Lupita Nyong’o will be the new brand ambassador.  Starting in September, the Oscar award winning actress will star in ads that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) We are at a critical stage in the economy when “more than one-third of workers (36%) have a measly $1,000 saved for their later years,” according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. “Compare that to the 28% of workers who said they had $1,000 saved in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Amidst the searching for a foreign 777 aircraft and the shooting at Fort Hood, there has limited discussion if any regarding the response of Putin to the announcement on the pinprick sanctions President Obama has levied against the former Soviet Union. Though it is not often that I can ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week I attended a very nice reception hosted by two of my friends, Rosa Whitaker and Bernadette Paolo.  Rosa is CEO and President of the Whitaker Group, a Washington, D.C.- based consultancy specializing in trade and investment in Africa.  She previously served as the first Assistant U.S. Trade ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “It’s time to give America a Raise!” With these words, President Barack Obama called for Congress to raise the minimum wage from its current rate of $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour over the next two years. Furthermore, the President is proposing indexing the minimum wage to inflation ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever noticed someone watching you? You know it because you can almost feel it in your bones. The moment you look around and determine who it is that is watching the next question generally is why were they watching you? In my book entitled, “Life Lessons For My Sons”, ...