(ThyBlackMan.com) In our age of political correctness and “sensitivity” there is an interesting double standard that has emerged in our society in regard to being overweight versus being homosexual.   In spite of the large number of scientific studies that link obesity to genetic and environmental factors, society as a whole ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1852, Frederick Douglass spoke of America’s hypocrisy when dealing with the issue of slavery. He mused: “What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Black students are learning the competition for jobs, internships, scholarships, grants and fellowships is fierce and competitive.  Teaching Black students how to use all the available tools of Social Media is necessary to Market and Brand themselves to get the attention of organizations, businesses, schools and individuals looking to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) An Open letter To The Chairwoman of The CBC – The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge:   In the coming weeks, immigration reform will be debated vigorously in the Congressional House of Representatives, regardless of House Speaker John Boehner saying no immigration legislation will be brought to the floor if ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) It took one full day before I could bring myself to think about or discuss the recent Supreme Court decision to strike down parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It was like a huge pill stuck in my throat, hard to  swallow.   I first saw the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who isn’t living under a rock knows that this past week, coverage of the George Zimmerman trial flooded almost every news outlet. Almost every outlet had analysts and commentators who freely offered their opinions on the case; don’t worry, you won’t be reading another one today—at least not ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you rely on just one good friend? What would it take to nurture a few more close friendships? Why do you think some women are competitive with other women, but not the men? What can you do to put other women at ease and facilitate more authentic connections with women ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  In my first 19 years of living, I had never, ever heard an Ahmad Jamal record. I once read he was a fantastic pianist and a stronger jazz composer, but that was just about as close to me being knowledgeable about him as a subject. I one day decided ...