(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent political climate in the U.S. has become absolutely polarizing, on issues ranging from immigration to gun control to women’s health. A huge factor in these fierce political debates is the candidate’s’ use of religion to fuel their arguments. For African Americans, this along with how the candidates ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the state of Texas, where I live, parents are usually awarded ‘co-conservator’ status in the rearing of a child. That law is intended to give both parents a fair amount of input and presence in the child’s life. Co-conservator may sound like it’s even, but statistically it works ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For the past two Saturday nights my wife Yvette and I have intentionally carved out time to go “old school” in terms of our spending time together. Last Saturday night, we went to a movie (Miracles From Heaven) and this Saturday we stayed home and played a good old ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every two weeks my son and I exercise our money routine. This occurs every other Friday when I get paid. We sit down after school and I bring out my checkbook and I prepare to write two checks. One to myself and one to my son. We both fill ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again – expecting different results. The question is, are African Americans as a people insane? It is a legitimate question, and one that deserves an answer. As a result of the 2008 Great Recession, the African American(AA) unemployment rate rose ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Clearly you hear many people quote where the Bible says “judged not lest ye be judged” from Matthew 7:1 but it is not that simple. People usually cut it off at that and ignore the next verse. Verse 2 explains that judging in the wrong way is wrong and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Amidst the questions, the “controversy” and the shock surrounding the death of music icon Prince, there are several issues that should be of concern to the African American community. We could talk about Prince’s alleged return to drug use and why. We could talk about his connection to the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My reflections on fatherhood and the responsibilities of being a parent as a father. It does not matter if the father is in the United States of America or if he is in his native land of Africa there is still a strong bond in being a father, if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black people sure are powerful when it comes to things that really matter to them: food, clothes and entertainment. This could be the reason that so much change has occurred in matters of clothing ads and TV viewing. Aren’t sure what I am talking about? In the latest adventure ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Slave to the job. Told what you will earn, what to wear, when to eat, when to arrive, when to leave and what to do. Slave to the church, not to God. Told what to think, what to believe, how to worship, what God said and what you should ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) March 18, 2016 an article was posted on ThyBlackman.com entitled “An Uneducated White Guy’s Thoughts on Black People,” written by Stefan Pyles…one that needs to be addressed. Context is everything, thus it becomes very important that whenever we talk about something we put it in its proper context, to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today African American men are expected to be providers for women, often whether they are married to the women or not. But if you are not married to a woman and the two of you do not live together, YOU are not under any obligation to pay her bills, ...
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