(ThyBlackMan.com) In forming our personal, as opposed to group, identity we each are a mix of ancestry, upbringing and choice. And while these pieces may not be in equal measure, they all play important parts in determining who we are. To celebrate African ancestry, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo proclaimed 2019 “The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a retired detective, former firearms instructor and former executive protective agent, I am not afraid of guns. But oddly enough I have noticed most African-Americans are. Guns are not dangerous. Guns are plastic and metal with no mind of their own. Firearms take on the character and behavior of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Actor Liam Neeson shocked fans when he recounted a story about his own dalliance with prejudice and racism. Neeson said that after a close female relative revealed to him that she’d been raped by a black man, he walked around for about a week just hoping to find someone to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tony Jaa is an actor that came to my attention with Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior. The commercials for the film picked all the juicy parts of the film, all the awesome stunts that Jaa performed himself and it sold me on it. This was a movie that could’ve used the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Working with numbers can be intimidating and bringing money into the equation will cause most people to stress out. Today’s culture has pushed consumers to expect instant gratification in everything they do, including work and home. Slowing down to understand the smaller finite details of a personal financial situation can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ralph Northam has to go! There’s no way he can continue as the Governor of Virginia. This is a painful sentence to write, but a necessary one. I’ve covered the Governor at a debate, a ribbon cutting, and a few other small events. I’ve met him a handful of times. I sincerely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A long time ago my father worked for the post office – one of the ideal jobs that African Americans acquired and stayed with near the end of the civil rights movement of the 60s. My dad missed 3 days of work total in a 32 year period. And yet ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world … I do not think there is going to be any substantial movement until people of color get into those gatekeeper positions of people who have a green-light vote. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Breast cancer is the tumor which grows from the cells forming the mammary glands. It is recognized as a heterogeneous ailment since there are quite a few types of tumor. Every tumor calls for an explicit cure. With 1.7 million fresh cases yearly, breast cancer has become the second most ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Call me old fashioned for enjoying unapologetic patriotism: honoring our troops, flag and country. Leftists will call me a stupid black man suffering from Stockholm Syndrome for loving my country. https://bit.ly/2Tr6W9L They’ve done it to others. But then there was rhythm and blues superstar Gladys Knight, the empress of soul, and ...