(ThyBlackMan.com) Black folks lead the nation in church-going, praise-dancing, shouting, call-and-response, and “whoopin.” We like to “get our church on” and feel good while we are there. We do our holy dances and run down the aisles to lay our money at the feet of preachers, some of whom “anoint” ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) My friend Chuck Creekmur runs Allhiphop.com, one of the leading hip-hop news websites in the country.  I love remaining connected to the site because I truly believe that if we are to critique hip-hop music, we should be able to understand and appreciate it.  It is the lack of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A few months ago I hired a new coach, presumably to help me navigate the multiple transitions I’ve enjoyed this year and to get clarity of my vision moving forward. Several times over the last few months, I hung up with my business coach feeling – to be blunt ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The closer Election Day gets, the more confused I am by the behavior of Democrats. For the past several years, there has been this false obsession with the importance of the Hispanic vote. All you hear in the media and from the political pundits is “the Hispanic vote, the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Election Day – Tuesday, November 4th – is rapidly approaching. That’s only a few days away. Are you ready to do your civic duty? Have you done your due diligence? By now, I hope you’ve looked into all the candidates for the various races. I hope you’ve gotten informed ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me start out by saying this: there are millions of highly educated (both formally and informally) black men who have been wearing their pants squarely at the hip for a long, long time. These men have loved and nurtured their families, supported their communities with both their presence ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It is always a wonderful thing to attain success and achieve dreams. Entrepreneurs feel like this is a cause for celebration and notoriety because they have worked so hard for what they have. In the midst of celebrating and enjoying the fruits of their labor, entrepreneurs like Sukanto Tanoto and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) …starting within ourselves, that is. Yes, we have been provided the tools to guide us, but we must find the determination within ourselves to utilize what we already know. We are all aware of how credit and credibility determines a job position, loans, homes, and all elements applicable to ...