(ThyBlackMan.com) As 2016 gets underway, I am perturbed to find out that there has been over 100 injuries and 17 (and counting) murders in Chiraq (Chicago). What gives? Didn’t Spike Lee just make a movie to bring attention to the crisis there? What happened? I feel that there’s some tainted ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now that we have gotten the first two political anomalies out of the way en route to electing a new president – mostly White Iowa and New Hampshire – the primaries and caucuses are moving to states that are more representative of a diverse America and the outcomes will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although we’re clear of the last global recession, you may still want to save money around the house. Although we’d all like more money in our pockets, finding ways to save can sometimes feel pretty hard. If you’re struggling to save money, there are a number of things you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All across the news there are stories of how drug addiction, heroin especially, is skyrocketing within the past decade. In fact, it has become such a severe issue not only in major metropolitan areas but in suburbs as well, that addiction is now being classified as a ‘health issue.’ ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You may like Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, but neither of them represent the solid core moral values of the mature African American community. The reason you do not see that, if you don’t, is because you have not done your homework. Like most African Americans, you have probably ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Teaching educational technology at Edward Waters College provides great joy and purpose that combines teaching as an elementary school teacher in public education with my teaching in higher education. I enjoy having the best of both worlds, helping to prepare elementary students for life after elementary school and helping ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Apparently, Black music still matters and kicks ass. Snatches wigs. Chokes Th(r)oats. Makes white folks extremely uncomfortable. In other words, black folks jumping off the porch, with squinted eyes, asking “who you is and what you here for?” Chile. Kendrick Lamar jumped off the porch and said he was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone can get hurt at any time through no fault of their own. Sometimes it’s simply an accident that no one could have prevented. But your injury can also be due to someone else’s negligence. Individuals and businesses both have responsibilities to protect anyone who comes onto their property. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every man has a place In his heart there’s a space And the world can’t erase his fantasies Take a ride in the sky On our ship, fantasize All your dreams will come true right away And we will live together Until the twelfth of never Our voices will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This Valentine’s Day 2016 I participated in a 1.7 mile “Love Walk” in Atlanta to stand up against “black on black” crime, organized by Rev. Ben Stellmacher and Sunshine Lewis. The weather was cold and the streets were hard yet hundreds of people came out to participate because they ...