(ThyBlackMan.com) Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks.  ~David Herbert Lawrence It has been said that American slaves were not ready for freedom.  Hum? With a hint of sarcasm, I can’t help but wonder why people forced and kept ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  These last few weeks have been quite the battle! Spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically. I’ve dealt with so many shifts in my life throughout the year. I’ve had to ask and answer some very difficult questions regarding my own spiritual practice. I grew up in the Christian faith… I attended ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) This post can be considered a continuation of my post, ‘Black Problems’ only because of the alarming amount of single parent households in the community, as well as the way those in abject poverty hustle, or make their money. *I cannot speak on any other culture, because I am ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When we look back through the years and examine the black race’s march toward freedom in the United States, we see a singularity of focus that is missing today. In the past, all black people shared a singularity of focus generally when it came to freedom and civil rights. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Human trafficking exists. It is all too real. I have a friend who lives a short drive away from my house. My friend’s name is not important, but my friend’s story is extremely important. Imagine being a child in a nice home with both parents. Imagine having what society ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)President Obama hosted the first ever U.S.-Africa Business forum last week here in Washington, DC.  Leading up to the conference, the U.S. Commerce Department announced:, “On August 5, 2014, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce will co-host the first-ever U.S.-Africa Business Forum, a day focused on trade and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Many, if not most, African Americans are believed to be of partial Native American ancestry. William Loren Katz in Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage explored the roots of this Black and Native American admixture. Black contact with Native Americans goes back long before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth. In ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Council of Fashion Designers of America, issued a statement declaring, “the most powerful message is one of diversity.”  Yet, year after year the amount of black models showcased in editorials continues to remain alarmingly low.  So why should it matter that black models are absent in editorials and ...