(ThyBlackMan.com) When I was coming up, I would finish my homework as quickly as possible to join my friends, who seemingly never had homework (thanks Gifted & Talented program) outside to play football, basketball, ride our bikes or just run the streets. We would hurry home to preserve as much ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Nationwide Insurance challenges students with case competition… Top winners receive $2000 in scholarship dollars… What: Students from eight historically black colleges and universities will test their marketing skills in an effort to energize their schools’ alumni support. The competition, sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, is part of a case competition ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) According to Wikipedia, “jealousy is a secondary emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, particularly in reference to a human connection. Jealousy often consists of a combination of presenting emotions such ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Erectile dysfunction, also called impotence, is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection of sufficient rigidity for sexual intercourse. Diabetes is chronic disorder, caused by insufficient production of insulin, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Did you know that these two conditions have a direct ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Guys, get out of the mud! How many times do I have to tell you?”  The words spilled out of my mouth. I felt myself re-creating the same words my parents had said to me so many times in the past, and I felt powerless to change my kids’ ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Professor William Manning Marable’s contributions to African American history remind all of us of how important it is to get the best possible education and then to use our education to advance the cause of freedom, justice, equality, and empowerment for all. This was the life and the struggle ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was speaking to a close friend earlier this week about the situation of single parenthood she’s found herself in.  It’s been a year for her now – a year of joyful motherhood coupled with the frustration of dealing with the biological father who, at times, seems to fight ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Speaking to the Associated Press, the daughters of the late Malcolm X have expressed disappointment in their father’s biography, written by recently deceased Columbia University professor, Manning Marable.  Ilyasah and Malaak Shabazz are concerned about allegations in the book that their parents’ marriage was strained and that both of ...