(ThyBlackMan.com) Back pain is a bane to many. Why is it some guys, in their early twenties, have to move around like old men, hunched over and discomforted by back pain? It’s because once you hurt or injure your back, just about any movement is difficult, and some are left ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Marijuana laws in the USA are complex. Ever since 1996, numerous states have passed laws that have allowed marijuana to be smoked for medical reasons, and now a select group of states have legalized recreational use as well. This is changing things up in a big way across the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) We are the solution to our problems, not the government that was supposed to be “of the people“. Not the government entitlement handouts such as WIC, food stamps, Section 8 housing or welfare. Not law enforcement when black on black crime is rampant. We should be policing our own ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Not long ago, my eleven-year-old daughter and I were walking home from a local eatery when an elderly Black woman, perhaps seventy, stopped us, and observingly stated, “She’s real pretty for a dark skinned girl!” Instantly, I was inflamed. However, before I could word a response, my daughter replied, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In June of 2013 Obama tried to lecture Senegalese President, Macky Sall in front of his own people on accepting homosexuality in his country.  Before his trip to Africa, Obama was sternly warned by many, “do not talk about homosexuality in Africa.” But as is his habit, Obama never ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Nikki Giovanni’s presentations at the Cummer Museum of Art &  Gardens and later in the day at the Schultz Center was filled with spunk and intellectual challenges to think outside the box when teaching children to inspire creativity and transformative ideas for future careers. Engagement, inspiration, mentoring and building ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I like Bernie Sanders. He seems to be non-calculating, and he talks common sense. The same is true of Elizabeth Warren, and I think they would make a great ticket. In fact, the perfect ticket.  The only problem is, Bernie Sanders is a self-avowed Democratic Socialist, and the American ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Ever get the feeling that you are trapped in one of those never ending Greek myths? You know, like the one where the Heracles (better known by the Roman rip-off name,”Hercules”) has to fight Anteas, the giant son of Mother Earth who derived his strength from contact with the ...