(ThyBlackMan.com) The end of the year is finally approaching, and one of the best in music has just blessed connoisseurs worldwide with a CD that might just be the best album of 2011! Mary J. Blige’s latest offering is entitled, My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1). This is ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever noticed how great it feels to make a difference in someone else’s life? Often, making a difference for someone else can make a meaningful difference in your own life. Let me share an example from my life. A few years ago, I spent Christmas without any ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Bishop Eddie Long and Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain were once considered to be pillars of their community (the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, where he remarkably maintained power). Long was the lead pastor at one of the largest churches in the south, and Cain was on his way ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As the Occupy Wall Street movement recently celebrated its two month anniversary with coordinated protests across the nation, most of the country apparently watched with indifference, according to a recent USA Today/Gallup Poll. Relatively unchanged from a similar poll taken a month ago, it was found that 56% of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the information age, we get instant news updates, microwave food, upload our whereabouts and share information like never before. Reality shows aside, it seems celebrity secrets harder to keep nowadays. Even governments find it hard to keep sensitive info safe. But on the other hand, the digital age ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If Michael Jackson were alive, as he should be, there’s no question that the public would not see as much of his kids — Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II, better known as Blanket — as we’ve seen lately. While Michael, especially towards the end, gave us more ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Yo, buff ting, ya looking nice today, still’. I walk past the bus stop, eyes focused on the crossing a few steps ahead. “Psst, psst – eh gorgeous, can I talk with you”, the thick West African accent cuts through my thoughts, and I glance to my side to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)During this season of reflection, many people ponder the question, “Where am I today?” Some review the year past and think, “Wow! What a great year,” while others eagerly look forward to the next year, with anticipation of better times. Some years ago, during my period of reflection, I read ...