(ThyBlackMan.com) Receiving negativity from others is difficult to deal with. Being the object of constant ridicule can have a devastating effect on one’s self image and that of generations to follow. The situation shifts from outside attacks to self-inflicted harm rather quickly. As black women we must ask ourselves if we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Me and a white friend of mine were having a conversation over lunch the other day. The topic was world peace. All he wanted was for past wrongs done to African Americans to be forgotten, and everyone to just get along. I explained to him that this isn’t the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside cannot hurt you.” –African Proverb– Few topics of African-American bedlam have been as hush-hush and controversial as Black-on-Black Crime. We’ve discussed our hair, our bizarre dislike of each other. And thanks to Oprah, we have had a national debate about color consciousness ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The term “In-laws” doesn’t carry positive energy with it. When you are constantly referred to, or you refer to others, as an in-law it doesn’t make you feel a part of the family. Some don’t mind but honestly I do. The concept of an in-law speaks to obligation hence having ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are those among us in the Black community who believe that backing of Former President Donald Trump is 100-percent the right thing to do. They look at us who are either squarely in the middle or on the left as still holding residence on the Democrat Plantation. Those of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The most common answer, “He was not blond and blue-eyed like they show him in movies and paintings. He was darker than that, like the people who live in North Africa today.” However, the average American today looks nothing like the average American 500 years ago when Columbus arrived. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Places of worship can play a positive role in our life, family and community. They have played a vet important part in the upliftment of our people. As we grow and evolve so does the house of worship. With that in mind we must be careful who we allow to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While it’s easy to identify the drama creators in our lives, it may be a bit more difficult to see the role that those in our trusted inner circle that I call Drama Feeders may play in keeping you in the never ending arena of drama for their amusement. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before we get into this, I want to set the record straight. I am a 14 year full time veteran business owner. My business has paid my bills every year and I do not have any loans. I neither need nor have requested handouts. My vehicles and home are paid ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you believe every conspiracy is just a theory with no verifiable facts, stop reading this article now. If you are afraid of the truth and you believe ignorance is bliss, stop reading this article now. But if you want to know the truth, the why and the what ...