(ThyBlackMan.com) “Don’t settle.” It is advice I’ve shared often. I believe that when it comes to your biggest dreams, when you stop hoping, you start settling.  But that standard doesn’t apply to every area of your life.  It may sound counterintuitive, but sometimes, you need to settle. In fact, global ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The gay population is only 2%. http://bit.ly/1faCE6v Rush said despite their 2% number, they are succeeding in everything they want. He said the majority is just sitting idly by letting it happen. Rush asked his audience of millions, why? “Why is there no uprising against it…why is there no ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Chattanooga, Tennessee is a beautiful, small city bordering the Tennessee River. I’ve been blessed enough to have visited Chattanooga many times over the years – either individually, with friends, or with family members. Some of the best food I’ve ever had was there. Some of the nicest people I’ve ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It is high time for the American people to finally wake up and stop spending so much time trying to be politically correct.  Politicians must stop obsessing about winning the next election and begin to focus on what’s best for America, especially in light of what happened last week ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Back pain is a bane to many. Why is it some guys, in their early twenties, have to move around like old men, hunched over and discomforted by back pain? It’s because once you hurt or injure your back, just about any movement is difficult, and some are left ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Marijuana laws in the USA are complex. Ever since 1996, numerous states have passed laws that have allowed marijuana to be smoked for medical reasons, and now a select group of states have legalized recreational use as well. This is changing things up in a big way across the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) We are the solution to our problems, not the government that was supposed to be “of the people“. Not the government entitlement handouts such as WIC, food stamps, Section 8 housing or welfare. Not law enforcement when black on black crime is rampant. We should be policing our own ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Not long ago, my eleven-year-old daughter and I were walking home from a local eatery when an elderly Black woman, perhaps seventy, stopped us, and observingly stated, “She’s real pretty for a dark skinned girl!” Instantly, I was inflamed. However, before I could word a response, my daughter replied, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In June of 2013 Obama tried to lecture Senegalese President, Macky Sall in front of his own people on accepting homosexuality in his country.  Before his trip to Africa, Obama was sternly warned by many, “do not talk about homosexuality in Africa.” But as is his habit, Obama never ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Nikki Giovanni’s presentations at the Cummer Museum of Art &  Gardens and later in the day at the Schultz Center was filled with spunk and intellectual challenges to think outside the box when teaching children to inspire creativity and transformative ideas for future careers. Engagement, inspiration, mentoring and building ...