(ThyBlackMan.com) The general consensus of America doesn’t like the idea of a musician dominating in a genre that they are naturally gravitated to succeed in; Chuck Berry with Rock, Michael Jackson initially with pop, and now Eminem with rap music. Pound for pound in terms of record sales and pop ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Should people who receive government assistance in the form of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), WIC (Women Infants and Children nutritional program) via EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer Card) be drug tested? Should a positive drug test make them ineligible to receive their benefits? At first my conclusion was a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me introduce you to the concept of “Financial abortions.” This is the idea that, when a parent doesn’t want to be financially connected with his/her child, they can remove themselves from the process altogether with no financial obligations whatsoever. I was introduced to the idea by Kirsten West ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Leave it to comedian Bill Maher to inject humor into the truth in such a way that it accelerates the bite on those who are trying to find the opposite side of the argument. Bill Maher goes over the top at times and there are cases where he’s even ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of my mentors once told me as I asked for advice about how to advance my career, “You don’t know what you don’t know and you think you know.” Ouch. My pride was a little bruised, but I knew he knew what he was talking about so it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Your twenties are hard enough already: matriculating from college, finding your first “real” job, moving out on your own, learning how to pay bills for the first time and learning how to navigate adult relationships without the structure of college or free flow of alcohol. It is a scary ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m just as angry and disgusted over what Black people have been forced to endure in this country as anyone else, but there are two reasons why I don’t spew bitterness. First, I can see beyond my anger, so I recognize that there are issues that are much more important than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whew, can you smell that? Of course you can’t now, but wait a few minutes. There it is…there it is. Now let it settle. A ninja just passed some strong smelling evidence of garlic, grain and milk from the night before…and then disappeared. Silencers are the deadliest of all ...