(ThyBlackMan.com) When I was young, a lot of people thought my mother was mean.  She didn’t let me have the same freedoms as my friends, she would punish me for nearly any little thing and she didn’t buy me any kind of name brand clothes whatsoever.  She also informed me ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, I would like to remind you of one of your most important “divine assignments” – being a light that draws people closer to God. No matter what your purpose in life, this is an underlying mission: Living your life in such a way that people say to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) We get references for our jobs but not for the person we invite into our bedrooms where our children live (read more).  Ray Rice controversy  Domestic abuse is a learned behavior- no different than whispering, backbiting, gossiping, etc. We all learned something negative at an early age with no ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Ours is a world of lost arts. There are many things which used to happen routinely which hardly ever happen at all in postmodern times. A few examples would be people handwriting love letters to their significant others, virtually everyone being patient and courteous in public because they were ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “So our people not only have to be reeducated to the importance of supporting black business, but the black man himself has to be made aware of the importance of going into business.” Malcolm X Mayor Alvin Brown of Jacksonville, Florida has announced that several businesses are moving to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you think that Paula Deen would be a good mentor for black boys?  Steve Harvey thinks that she would be.  Harvey brought Deen forth to the public after she was shamed for being exposed for using the n-word and disrespecting black people in a terrible way.  Deen is ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) During the course of a nationally-televised football game on September 14, 2014, the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick called Chicago Bears’ defensive end Lamarr Houston the n-word (n**ga). It was then that a referee (who happened to be white) penalized Kaepernick for use of the vitriolic; the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As a former Marine, cancer survivor and highly successful serial entrepreneur, I’ve learned a thing or two about risk. If you’re happy languishing in a gelatinous pool of indifference and stagnation then, by all means, keep doing what you’re doing. If you’re ready to take a leap and change ...