(ThyBlackMan.com) In his “I Have a Dream Speech” delivered at the 1963 March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said he dreamed of the day his children would be judged not by the color of their skin but the content of their character. If Dr. King had known how ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) *I remember a few years ago, on the cover of ESPN The Magazine, a picture of NFL player Vincent Young. The image was taken shortly after Vince Young won the NCAA championship for the Texas Longhorns, the institution that has made billions on the backs of unpaid black athletes. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was recently inspired after bumping into noted relationship expert Demetria Lucas this week at the Congressional Black Caucus Convention. Demetria and I had a chance to chat after doing panels in our respected fields. My panel featured the Janks Morton film, “Hoodwinked,” and focused on finding solutions for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you work too much? Many of us do, even if we don’t realize it. As I coach my clients, I am consistently asked by a cross section of people: “How can I maintain a healthy and fulfilling work and personal life?” These are talented, wonderful people who are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) this interesting video, the author is sounding the alarm to all women who are big, beautiful and proud of it. She might be speaking to those who don’t feel the need to eat right or to go to the gym because they don’t want to sweat out their hair. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The culture wars. Not the variety supposedly being waged on the national stage in America this election season. No, this one falls under another category. One that I would wager a greater number of black men of a certain age are grappling with. The hip-hop variety. A struggle that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am writing this from the Congressional Black Caucus Convention in Washington, DC. I just sat on a panel relating to the state of the black male in America. The event was awesome, and the crowd was standing-room only. I am always proud and inspired to see hundreds of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Normally, I write about music business, not politics, and you’ll see how I work my usual subject into this political article I never intended to write. But, when I turned on my news and saw the video of candidate Mitt Romney revealing his authentic feelings about the 47 percent ...