(ThyBlackMan.com) African American business ownership is the fundamental way to create economic, political, and social power and authority in our cities.  Without ownership, and wealth we will always be a day late and a dollar short. We will keep wondering why we have no power, our prayer walks don’t work, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Folks love to tell single people that they should get married. There are all sorts of reasons for this sociological phenomenon, many of which are comprised of good intentions – and so, they say, is the road to hell. The next time you feel compelled to tell someone you ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “What’s your cell?” he asked. “What?” I said taken aback. “What’s your cell number?”   Have you seen them walking the streets alone, talking as if someone were there, rapping to the scratchy, disembodied voice in their ear? Have you seen them playing with the smooth, shiny metal sliver, punching ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In reading the bible, you will find several different types of prayers. The importance in our prayer life is to know what type of prayer to pray and when to pray it. Three different types of prayer are supplication, intercession, and praise and thanksgiving. Supplication means to petition. To ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Many changes have taken place over the past 20 years, but one major change affecting our health is portion size – and how easily, and cheaply, we can stuff ourselves on unhealthy food options. Who would have thought that a quarter-pound cheeseburger could cost only $1? Or a meal ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Certain people demand attention, both due and undue, based on the level of success they have garnered.  The epitome of this in the world of Hip Hop is Shawn Carter a.k.a. Jay-Z. From his lyrical prowess to his business savvy, none can argue that this man has pushed this ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Kashif Parvaiz didn’t have a good relationship with his wife, Nazish Noorani.  In fact, the marriage had deteriorated so badly that divorce wasn’t enough.  Instead, he wanted to see his wife dead. So, Kashif took matters into his own hands, setting up a murder-for-hire situation that left his wife’s ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I am hearing all these complaints about the president’s bus, the president’s big, long black bus. They are saying it is too expensive, too luxurious, it was made in Canada, it is too ostentatious, and what else? What else is it that bothers them about the president’s big, long, ...