As Black History Month 2020 Comes to a Close What Do We Do Next.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Black History Month 2020 is at its close. It can be a time to reflect on what we’ve learned, if anything new, and what we would like to bring to the table in 2021. Yes, black history is American history, and it is everyday history. However, what can we do now to push the conversation and action forward for our community spiritually,... [Read more...]

Lent for A Non-Catholic.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Religious activities can be a part of one’s faith, and/or one’s culture. In New Orleans, and across Louisiana, there is a high concentration of Catholic worshipers. However, partaking in carnival and the events that would come after is not just a Catholic act. The activities of many Catholic observances are deeply rooted... [Read more...]

Mardi Gras 2020 has Me Ready to Return.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Mardi Gras day in New Orleans owes me nothing this year. It was a bittersweet journey back to one of my favorite memories with my father. He was the beginning of my understanding of Mardi Gras. He loved this season, marched the parades, took us to them as children, and walked the same routes with me as I marched when I was a... [Read more...]

The Cursed Carnival of Two.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) New Orleans is a place of serious superstition. Regardless of which faith one subscribes to the natives know bad things can happen here when the city is unsettled. All we have to do is find a pattern of activity for this belief to be confirmed. If doesn’t matter who doesn’t practice we know where the real priestesses are... [Read more...]

Are You Still Wasting Money On A Broken Relationship?

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Breakups are heartbreaking but that does not mean going insane and losing all your money. Break-up does not mean getting broke. Many of us nowadays are nursing our broken hearts by wasting money on buying new clothes, going out for parties and spending it all away. By spending money, people are trying to prove to themselves that... [Read more...]

Three Ways to Genuinely Support Your Sister Circle.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Support is a key component if any community. It is hard sometimes to listen to sisters discuss a lack of support from others, and black men, when they don’t support each other. Our cheering section should be loaded with sisters that care about our success. They don’t make what we are striving for about them, but they help... [Read more...]

7 Hip Hop Albums Perfect for Chilling.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) There’s a need to just relax and wind down from the day. It could’ve been a hard day or the day was just so slow that you might as well just chill and hope that nothing or no one disrupts it. Hip hop is the soundtrack to my downtime so I give you seven albums to for your chill time. Curren$y – Weekend at Burnie’s (2011) The... [Read more...]

10 All-Time Xbox Exclusives Ranked.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “Exclusives” really came into being during the Super Nintendo/Sega Genesis generation. That’s when the business of gaming became particularly competitive. Prior to that, it wasn’t unusual to see a game like Space Invaders on a console other than an Atari (it was also on MSX) but Asteroids was only on those Atari consoles. Microsoft’s... [Read more...]

Tech Gadget Trends in 2020.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The year 2020 is just around the corner. While the decade has been all about AI and putting it everywhere we can, 2020 will turn a corner into the rise of global connectivity (5G) and humanization of technology. The product trends nowadays consider the consumer’s ever-growing desire for new technologies that interact with us.... [Read more...]

7 Questions to Discover Who You Are.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Who YOU are is what you are meant to be. Self-discovery has always been a mystifying theory that every one of us is trying to comprehend and understand. We all are seeking ways to do things that make us happy and feel alive. A lot more is going on underneath your skin than you can imagine. These are different layers that are... [Read more...]

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