(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Hiltzik, a columnist and Los Angeles Times reporter, wrote an article titled “Does a minimum wage raise hurt workers? Economists say: We don’t know.” Uncertain was his conclusion from a poll conducted by the Initiative on Global Markets, at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In recent years, a small but growing number of people have advocated a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The reaction to the proposal has been hostile, out of all proportion to either the originality or the danger of such a convention. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is always a great feeling when your career starts to take off and you feel your personal wealth starting to build nicely. Many men who experience this uplift in their personal fortunes and want to start living the dream, don’t always know how to adopt the sort of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This season’s national college football championship has been decided, but no one knows how much longer we must continue to wait until the head coaching ranks are no longer largely reserved for White males, even those who have been failures at other schools. Although Blacks were 53.4 percent of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s not surprising that no one will be punished for the death of Tamir Rice. Since the youngster’s killing the police authorities, the Prosecutor, and the Mayor have refused to do anything except look for ways to sweep it away in hopes that it will be forgotten, just like ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve all heard the cliche “you need the right tools for the job.” In most respects, this means having the right skills and experience to do your job well. Sometimes people may mean it more literally and be talking about actual tools like computers, software, pens, hammers, whatever. In ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black farmers make up only a small percentage of total farmers in the US. For a majority of these professionals, farming is a part-time occupation. The growing worldwide demand for food, however, may dramatically change the business of farming. Farmers that add technology to their operations may see sharp ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Almost all the work I do involves a computer, whether I’m at home or on the road. One of those things I always try to do if I have a bottle of something is to keep putting the top on after I’ve taken a drink. It’s time consuming, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first heard the allegations against Bill Cosby it literally made my stomach go weak. I listened for undated reports hoping to hear that it was all some kind of scam initiated by an irate or greedy woman who was simply trying to get into his pocket. I felt what I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’ve read my writing for even a short time, you know I believe in the power of a clear, compelling vision. But what if your vision is clear and compelling, but the doors are opening in a slightly different direction? That very scenario happened to me – we ...