(ThyBlackMan.com) A childhood friend called me upset and very concerned last week, a friend of her 13 year old son made plans to kill himself as a New Year’s resolution. On last Saturday my cousin and I spoke on a childhood friend of hers who had just committed suicide at ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Concerned Community Advocate: Greetings in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is our prayer that this communication finds you abounding in the grace and favor of Christ our Lord. I want to take this opportunity to share with you the exciting opportunities quickly ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Wheaton College is moving to fire a tenured professor, Larycia Hawkins. In educational circles becoming tenured is a really big deal.  It means that one must do something truly egregious to get fired.    So one might wonder what would sort of transgression would cause a college to fire a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12)  Many times people are asked the question, “Are you saved?”  “Have you been born again?”  “Have you received salvation?” Each and every individual in the world today needs to understand that God has a plan for his or ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s talk about the only thing that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, that’s the group that picks the Oscar nominees and winners, understands. That’s dollars and cents. African-Americans spend more, in fact far more, dollars proportionately on Hollywood films than any other segment of the film ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The title exemplifies the negative view most African Americans have towards experiencing Africa. Psychological grooming by our oppressors has led to many African Americans having disdain towards their ancestry, though their inferiority complex would be remedied by embracing their heritage instead of denying it. While physical repatriation for most ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Seventeen is a magical time in life for a lot of teenagers.  They are preparing to embark upon the next adventure of their life.  Many are excited about class trips, prom, graduation, and the anticipation of college.  Essence had worked over the summer to pay for her senior dues ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) For decades we have celebrated the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. I went to school with his kids. My father went to Morehouse College with him and my mother knew Coretta. We have streets named after him, holidays, essay contests and parades. Clearly we as a people have ...