(ThyBlackMan.com) I play it cool and dig all jive, that’s the reason I stay alive. My motto as I live and learn is dig and be dug in return. -Langston Hughes In 1992, Dr. Richard Majors, along with Dr. Janet Mancini Billson, co-authored a book called Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you feel like you are always on the lookout for someone new to date, then it could be that you’re not too sure about what you are looking for. You might not have a particular ‘type,’ which is all very well. But you also might not have an idea ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) At what point did we allow ourselves to believe that love and relationships were complicated? Why is it that if there isn’t fighting and drama we feel love is not present? Personally, this concept seems quite ridiculous and it’s as if our mindset is literally programmed to keep us ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve all heard of her; she’s been crooned, immortalized and hyped since the beginning of the 1990’s as the strong, self-sufficient black woman. She’s appeared in film, literature and theater as the saving grace of the black family and the antidote to black male patriarchy. In the process, she’s become ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I support black on black violence! I’m not talking about the World Star Hip Hop videos that get millions of views each month; I mean succinct, logical arguments made by any black person that systematically dismantle truncated and racially insensitive narratives parroted by another black person at the expense of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Being in a romantic relationship is a full time job, just as parenting is. Relationships require optimal balance for success and longevity. You are an individual yet one with another. You must focus on your personal growth as well as the growth of your relationship. We are mirrors, clear reflections ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Self hate is defined as the intense dislike of oneself, many in today’s society suffer from such a thing. It has been brought to my attention by various forms of social media the self hate of black men and women. These individuals were not born to hate themselves but were ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the hardest things to do is to decide to leave a relationship, a relationship can either make you happy or miserable. The overall longevity of the relationship will include different challenges because that is normal in any relationship. Choosing to end an important relationship can be very difficult ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In Alabama a county wants to segregate their children and the fighting over it has begun. There are some truths about segregation’s that the black community needs to remember; primarily we must remember no one wanted it. If black schools could have been funded anywhere near equally we may not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Quite honestly if Black women are at the very least irritated they have every reason to be. Look at the way they are misunderstood, misrepresented and ridiculed. What’s most heartbreaking is that a lot of that pushback comes from Black men themselves. And for any man of color that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Self-determination, self-autonomy, self-empowerment are all synonymous with nationalism, the one N-word African-Americans—through centuries of indoctrination—is enmeshed in consternation over. Any movement toward unification among black people is looked upon with grave concern by the white ruling class labeling it as racism; thus many Black African-Americans are content with individualism not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve long observed the state of black children with deep concern. It seems that with all the billions of dollars being spent to educate children in urban areas, this money is going to waste. This waste appears to be a mixture of good old government inefficiency, apathetic parents, and ...