(ThyBlackMan.com) Are you ready to vote?  Are you registered?  These may seem like simplistic questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some folks are denied access to the polls because they didn’t register on time, or they moved and their address does not match the address the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2001, I spoke at the National Black Expo, in Chicago. The theme was centered on one of most troubling factors related to the economic survival of Black people in the United States: The Low Success Rate of African American Businesses. But as Jazzman, Les McCann, so pertinently asked ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are different types of stress we all experience which could be acute or chronic. The stress may lead to anger, irritability, and anxiety as well as physical stress (heartburn, rapid heartbeat, blood pressure increase). Stress is slowly killing us; there’s the day to day experiences which are fine but ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) For most kids, the summer holiday has already ended, and school is back in session. You’re probably enjoying the extra time to yourself, but might be worried about how your kids get along in school. While you can’t be in school with them, there’s plenty of other ways to support ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) No one likes criticism; let’s get that out of the way. What we want is constructive advice on how to get better or how to solve problems. When it comes to me, the only time I want advice is when I ask for it. Over the years I’ve had ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Are Black voters so loyal to Democrats that their issues are ignored? Donald Trump suggests as much, arguing that blacks had “nothing to lose” by voting for him. Now a column by Farai Chideya at FiveThirtyEight cites academics who make a similar argument. In recent elections, about 90 percent of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Election year politics generates much rhetoric and confusion. And the media often adds its spin. But, fortunately, there are some books around that deal with reality and can cut through the nonsense. Most of these books were not written during this election year, but what they presented can be ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The University of Chicago’s president, Dr. Robert J. Zimmer, wrote a Wall Street Journal article, titled “Free Speech Is the Basis of a True Education.” In it, he wrote: “Free speech is at risk at the very institution where it should be assured: the university. Invited speakers are disinvited ...