(ThyBlackMan.com) The first week of July produced a somewhat positive Employment Situation report. While the unemployment rate ticked up just a bit, about 224,000 new jobs were created, nearly three times as many as were created in the tepid previous month. There was, of course, the Administration crowing about the strength ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Different parts of the country have different weather battles they must endure every year. While the folks in power try to convince us, and themselves, that climate change is not an important issue we can know otherwise. The storms get stronger every season, and the everyday people are left ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A good night’s sleep is what you and your family crave.  After all, you (and your family) feel refreshed after having slept for at least eight hours.  But new research indicates that it’s the quality and not the quantity of sleep you (and your family) get which determines how ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Yes, it’s true, the type of mattress largely determines the quantity and quality of sleep you get at night.  This is because you don’t really sleep at night until your brain enters into Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep.  Your brain will not enter into REM sleep unless it is ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Living in America, as a black person, is hard. There is no way around this truth. It is tiring leaving one’s home everyday quietly praying you return because you never know what you may encounter. Being black in America may be its own mental condition that includes emotional trauma, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A lot of people find life difficult enough to deal with even when their finances are in good order. When debt starts adding up, it has the potential of affecting a person’s quality of life. Undeniably, some people have this knack for getting themselves too far into debt without ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Time is crucial in any marketing campaign. You want to be up to speed against your competitors. If you’re behind the game, they will take over and dominate the industry. You can stop it from happening by staying on top of your marketing game. The problem is that when ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The foremost blessing and the most prominent curse of being an African-American Studies Professor begin and end at the same source, my students. I have repeatedly stated on this site that I consider it a privilege to teach Black collegians for the past two decades. Considering the joy that ...