(ThyBlackMan.com) When does a boy become a man? The answer to this must go far beyond biology and chronological age. As defined in the Bible, manhood is a functional reality, demonstrated in a man’s fulfillment of responsibility and leadership. With this in mind, let me suggest thirteen marks of biblical manhood. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was on Facebook the other day, and someone made a joke about “being poked” (a way to draw someone’s attention on Facebook).  The person casually made the statement that it’s “better to be poked on Facebook than to be poked in prison.”  Maybe 10 years ago, I would have ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In a new round of pitches in the mail, online and the phone, lenders are offering to help consumers manage their money – that is, if they’ll just sign up for a credit card. Coming from companies that make much of their money when customers spend with abandon, it’s an ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Mooz-Lum is an independent film that debuted late last year to standing-room-only audiences and well-earned praise at last year’s Urbanworld Film Festival. Making its wide-release debut today after an aggressive grassroots push to elevate its profile sufficiently to get it into theaters, this thoughtful picture arrives at an auspicious time. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “A people who have suffered so much for so long at hands of a racist society must draw the line somewhere… the black communities of America must rise up as one man to halt the progression of a trend that leads inevitably to their total destruction.” –Bobby Seale, Oakland ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re part of the young hip hop generation, you’ve probably heard it before. For those of you who haven’t, the term “trappin(g)” refers to the attempt to accumulate wealth through the sale of illegal substances. Unfortunately, this term arguably has its own genre of music in present day ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds. But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.”  -Dr. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) During a four-year college career, most students take roughly 40 courses. Personally, I went to graduate school for another seven years after college, taking an additional 40 to 50 more classes. During my entire undergraduate, masters and doctoral experience, I never had one African American professor. This experience made ...