(ThyBlackMan.com) (Sorry, Fellas. I Had to Spill the Beans In the Interest of the Community) I want to preface this article by assuring everyone that I’m no prude, nor am I some kind of Bible-thumper trying to force my religious agenda down anyone’s throat. In addition, I don’t think there’s anyone on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The problems among young black males stem from many areas such as lack of opportunity, low self-esteem, living in a violent environment, drugs, etc. The root of the problem of black males may be the absence of the father in the black family. The relationship between the absent father and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates that as of 2008, there were more than 846,000 black men in prison, making up 40.2 percent of all inmates in the system. More African-American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the government, the courts and the local law enforcement of this country painting targets on the foreheads of African Americans, are we aware of what is happening and how? A better question is how are African Americans contributing to our own demise as a people? Those who seek to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the African-American community there is a cloistered way of silence when it comes to certain topics. We don’t like discussing it for various reasons and at times it’s caused drama because you have that particular family member(s) that tend to run their mouths about stuff that is not their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m a librarian. The other day a Beautiful, Black Woman walked into my place of employment, griping about Trump. Here we go again, I thought. But, she was so beautiful, I curbed my tongue and listened to her spiel. To make a long story short, she ended up inviting to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I sometimes feel as though my purpose for visiting certain sites and engaging in certain discussion groups is sometimes not only misunderstood, but also highly criticized. You see, I am the one annoying chick who has the audacity to call out the guy or the girl who may post ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is plenty of work that needs to be done in black community, and it will have to start with men and women. We can all be on one accord that saving our children is a priority, but until black men and women can unify our children are lost. There ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you want good advice, ask for advice, receive advice or detest when people try to share advice that will help you? Only a fool has to learn the hard way. Any advice that will help you and make your life easier, safer and more productive is wisdom – pure ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today across urban America lie pockets of Black poverty produced largely by housing discrimination, redlining and later, public housing. While some neighborhoods have always been poor, they haven’t always been dangerous. Black families lived relatively peacefully in poverty for over a century. Prior to the 1970s during the struggle ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few weeks ago, there was a social media (or what I like to refer to as anti-social media) uproar about the Black father who posted photos and text messages regarding his biracial daughter’s braided hairstyle for which he paid, and the surprising reaction from the child’s white mother. While ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Too many of us believe the lie that love can fix any and everything. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The foundation of a relationship is built upon the ideology and beliefs of both parties involved. The interesting thing is the foundation is not just built on how two ...
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