(ThyBlackMan.com) First of all, let me say the recent death of Sandra Bland in Texas was a tragedy that did not need to happen and my prayers are with her family. That being said, as a former detective, I have viewed the video confrontation between Bland and the Texas State ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Freedom – the right and privilege we often take for granted. Freedom – important enough for countries to go to war over and neighbor to take up arms against neighbor. Yet ironically, America has a larger amount of its population incarcerated than any other top nation in the world. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are the solution to our problems, not the government that was supposed to be “of the people“. Not the government entitlement handouts such as WIC, food stamps, Section 8 housing or welfare. Not law enforcement when black on black crime is rampant. We should be policing our own ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Not long ago, my eleven-year-old daughter and I were walking home from a local eatery when an elderly Black woman, perhaps seventy, stopped us, and observingly stated, “She’s real pretty for a dark skinned girl!” Instantly, I was inflamed. However, before I could word a response, my daughter replied, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Brothers and sisters it’s been a difficult time along my journey recently. I won’t burden you with my struggles because I know and understand we all have struggles, pitfalls and obstacles that line our paths. So, my thoughts for penning this morning is not to add to what you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am a single dad. I am also a holistic life coach. I have a passion for single-dads because I am a single-dad and the challenges faced by us are as ominous as they are self-defeating. Single-fathers face daunting challenges of access and visitation, communication skill-sets when dealing with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This article is for good men who want to do the right thing, men who want to be a part of their children’s lives in every way possible because you realize your children are actually a part of you. But if you are a man who is looking for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I spent a quiet Fourth of July weekend relaxing, reading and watching a few of my favorite movies, just soaking in the idea of independence…freedom. I had already decided earlier in the week I would give my keyboard a break from my writing. I desired the comforts of Southern ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Surely we’ve all heard the phrase “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” and most women aim to learn a thing or two in the kitchen for this reason alone. I can recall as a youth hearing that a woman had to know how to cook ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If God doesn’t soon bring judgment upon America, He’ll have to go back and apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.” The statement misquoted here and often by those seeking change for the moral and ethical decay of common values was actually attributed to Ruth Graham, wife of the renowned and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When people use the term survival of the fittest it is usually is associated with having to deal with situations that are dangerous, adventurous or in many cases fighting for your existence. We all have the survival instinct whether it’s through the Holy Spirit, Allah, Jah, Jehovah or whomever ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African-American dads have been long characterized as unloving and uncaring towards their children, as such they are not given the benefit of a doubt, a few bad apples have destroyed the tree it seems, and black dads have been called unworthy fathers, but this writer begs to differ after ...