(ThyBlackMan.com) A recent finding by researchers at the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine suggests a link between high “trunk” body fat and breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The immediate take away from the study is that having excess body fat – even with a normal body ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Starting and creating your very own business doesn’t have to be a dream that you never attain. In fact, more and more people than ever before are choosing to go it alone and create their own business. Doing this can be exciting and freeing, but it can also be daunting ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no denying that running a small business is both rewarding and challenging at the same time. This is especially true when you are facing an economy like the one today. There are a number of challenges that small business owners will face on a day to day basis ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Which of the two dozen or so Democratic presidential candidates is going to carry black voters next year? The answer to that question is likely to be identical to the answer to the question “Which candidate is going to be the Democratic nominee, and maybe the president?” For years, black ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) My car, which has a “Trump/Pence” bumper sticker was keyed. While pumping gas, a motorist seemed impressed by my courage to have a Trump bumper sticker. People have told me they are afraid to wear a MAGA cap or have a Trump sign on their lawn. Having to feel so ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The prominence of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments during the month of March is clear. The ratings for the men’s tournament have been nice and there should be renewed interest in the women’s tournament because longtime dynasty UConn was not the number one seed it usually is so ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever heard about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? As a rule, it looks like a pyramid with the following layers: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love, esteem needs, and self-actualization. Do you see higher education here? That’s right, it’s nowhere to be found. Higher education has never been ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Though this legal battle with Kaepernick has been resolved, he isn’t going away either. The league will forever have to live with the fact that it was complicit in destroying someone’s career simply because he wished to bring attention to the injustices suffered by his people. If owners and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no more positive affirmation among African-American men than the following statement, “I am my Brother’s Keeper.” Within that five-word declarative sentence, one discovers an unyielding hope that as a collective, Black men will survive the torrential rain that has destroyed droves of their brethren. Unfortunately for righteous, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Less than two weeks ago, on March 22, Kelley Jackson, founder of the Cane River Film Festival, hosted the second annual event held in beautiful Natchitoches, Louisiana. The two-day event started off with a film showcase at local high school, Louisiana school for math, science, and arts, at 715 University ...