(ThyBlackMan.com) During the crack epidemic of the ’80s and ’90s, children exposed to crack cocaine before birth were often referred to as “crack babies.” Crack babies sometimes became boarder babies—babies abandoned at the hospital by parents who could not care for them. For months, hospital nurseries became temporary homes for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The health and well-being of Black men is a topic of paramount importance that demands our collective attention and action. Black men face significant health disparities that not only affect their individual lives but also have profound impacts on their families, communities and the broader society. Addressing these disparities ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I often think about a factory hallway in Dalton, Georgia that is filled with pictures drawn by children. It is a reminder of what can be, what will be, thanks to the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which celebrates its second anniversary this month. The drawings capture how these ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Howdy, y’all, perhaps I am really dating myself, but before we had all these energy drinks, there was Jolt Cola. I remember it bursting onto the scene circa 1985, marketed to students and young people as a highly, and I mean doggone highly, caffeinated drink. It was popular with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Watching the 2024 Olympics in Paris I was impressed by the competitiveness, sportsmanship and the camaraderie of the athletes who were competing and performing on the world stage. These athletes have put in years and years of training, honing their physical skills, developing their strengths, abilities, learning how to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In order to understand why Black people in America want Kamala Harris as president, you have to understand how the overwhelming majority of Black people vote and how they think. That is down a very deep and dark rabbit hole that we are going to jump into with both ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In October 2020, Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ faced off in a debate against then Vice President Mike Pence. But it was more than just a pro-forma candidate debate against a pro-forma rival in Pence that Harris had to contend with. She also faced the nagging, infuriating and seemingly ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, might not grab as many headlines as its opposite, high blood pressure (hypertension), but it’s a significant health concern that warrants attention. Blood pressure measures the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps blood. When ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We have all seen the warning signs, as per President Joe Biden‘s mental acuity. More than a century ago, the captain of the Titanic got warning signs about the conditions of the ocean that night. He ignored them. Will America do the same with Biden? We do so at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are many questions which have been asked about the assassination attempt on convicted felon Donald J. Trump. By the way, whatever other title convicted felon Trump might receive in the future, President, King, Dictator, it will not change the fact that 12 American men and women, patriotic and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a sudden turn of events, President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in Las Vegas on Wednesday. According to the White House, the president is experiencing mild symptoms, including general malaise, and will continue to carry out all of his duties while self-isolating at his home ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everyone has gone through something that requires healing. This is not new to any of us. Speaking about the things that hurt us openly and honestly might be the new part. So many of us came up in families, and communities whereby if something deeply hurt us, we buried ...