(ThyBlackMan.com) The toxic interplay between police and Black communities have at least two reasons why it shouldn’t be so. Reason number one is necessity. Black hostages in urban war zones can’t unilaterally harm, kill nor imprison reigning criminals without incurring swift arrest and prosecution. Necessity dictates transcending mutual mistrust to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Some move for financial gain while others must switch locations for a job.  Regardless of the reason, you have to ensure time remains on your side with good preparation and methodical thinking.  Use a calendar approach for smooth and simple relocating. Starting a New Job If you’re moving for ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If there’s one thing that has become a staple of presidential campaigns over the decades, it’s the campaign theme song. These have become essential for politicians in recent years, but actually the history of the campaign song goes back a lot further, and songs have been playing a role ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Nationally recognized author, Hogan Hilling, who appeared on Oprah, and Dr. Josh Misner co-authored a book to dispute the father absence crisis claims made by fatherhood organizations like the National Fatherhood Initiative. In their book The Dadly Way: 10 Steps to More Active Fatherhood and Equal Parenting; http://www.amazon.com/The-Dadly-Way-Fatherhood-Parenting/dp/1628652187 Hilling ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It happens every year. Yard signs infiltrate our neighborhoods and litter our streets, placed by campaign operatives, hoping you not only familiarize yourself with their respective political candidate, but translate that familiarity into a cast vote for that candidate. Familiarity tends to work, which is why it’s no secret ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I awoke to a story that Presidential candidate Donald Trump was now proposing that the families of terrorists should be killed. As best as I can tell, his rationale is that if any terrorists know that their families will be killed, they are less likely to be terrorists. The ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) What does it mean to live a holistic life? In a nutshell, it means we are greater than the sum of our parts. Holistic living is the coalescing of awareness, appreciation and activation of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual plane of our existence. It is the understanding that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was driving down Addison Avenue, in the early 2000s, on my way to a Cubs game when I heard an esoteric song blaring from a car near me. An adept Chicago driver, I wove my way down the narrow road (always signaling) to place myself right next to ...