(ThyBlackMan.com) The esteem and respect once given to the grandparents and elders within the African American community has vanished. “Grandpa” is usually absent, due to African American males having the shortest life expectancy in America, shortened by heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and homicide. The roles of “Big Momma” as philosopher, psychologist, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) More and more individuals are looking for financial loans as a means for resolving personal and professional matters. Whether it is the need to pay an expected bill around the house or a financial resource for funding immediate business costs, taking out a loan can sometimes be the most ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Janet Jackson has returned to music with a grand entrance.  Her new album “Unbreakable” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.  I must say that I truly appreciated that she seems to be dodging the pitfall of trying to be “relevant” based on what many current ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You could easily argue that Park City, Utah was tailor-made for the winter, with the stunning mountainous terrain providing excellent skiing and some great accommodation, dining and entertainment options to make your après-ski time enjoyable. Park City has a host of attractions and opportunities to entertain all ages and interests, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It is the dead of night and you are entering your subdivision. You see a Hispanic male (George Zimmerman) shoot and kill a young African American male (Trayvon Martin). What do you do? What can you do? What are you prepared to do? Can you affect an citizen’s arrest? ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As technology changes, so does the job market. Two centuries ago, most low skilled workers would have found work as farmhands, while a century ago they would have been employed in a factory. Today they are most likely to work in the service industry, whether in retail, food service, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Rupert Murdoch got the predictable avalanche of liberal pushback when he recently tweeted, “Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black president who can properly address the racial divide? And much else.” What? Murdoch is suggesting our current president is not a “real black“? Soon, following the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the greatest challenges of being a black business owner is that there are some people who think that if you charge a fair price for a solid product, that this somehow makes you into a crook.  I’m not sure where we get this from, I can only ...