(ThyBlackMan.com) With the passage of a new health care bill in the House, the corridors of Congress are teeming with lobbyists fighting reform in order to protect the money they get off the government gravy train of current law. When talking about Medicaid, we are talking about big money. Current federal ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Almost every promise made eight years ago about Obamacare turned out to be a falsehood. That is first and foremost why the law must be repealed. No, you couldn’t keep your insurance plan, doctor or provider in many cases. No, it didn’t save $2,500 per family (more like cost $2,500 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “The reality is that years of massive deficits, runaway government spending, artificially low-interest rates, and three rounds of quantitative easing, have left the economy so sick that any tax cut large enough to revive it may actually kill it instead. The only silver lining to this cloud may be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) WITH the exception of CHINA almost all of the older societies in the world tend to be very conservative and modest when it comes to their personal human relationships homosexuality and abortion is usually not tolerated and its not because they’re bad or backward people its because they’ve been around ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Life poses challenges every day. Some days you may feel that emotionally you are not able to get out of bed. Depression is serious and can range from mild to clinical. In addition to the emotional turmoil depression has serious effects on your body. Headaches, ached & pains, weight gain, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Life can be difficult. It’s filled with all kinds of challenges, disasters and incidents that can put a serious strain on our patience and mental health. There’s a common saying that what doesn’t break you only makes you stronger, and while it’s true that experiencing bad situations can build up ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Diabetes is a disease that kills. Many people live with it, and can offset some of its symptoms through exercise, diet and additional lifestyle changes. It is a disease in some cases that can be managed, and though we attach it to obese people there are some that have it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For years now, scientific researchers and civil rights organizations like the NAACP have been documenting the disparate impact of climate change – and its underlying causes – upon Communities of Color. On the streets of our cities, as well as in our more rural communities, pollutants from coal-fired power plants ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s face it, some of us simply get lazy when it comes to shaving and we leave our facial hair growing for a little longer than we would like. Perhaps we give ourselves an excuse such as wanting to grow a beard or maybe we like the idea of facial ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are so many people facing hurt, anger and grief with no direction. How to manage these hardships is different for everyone, but it is necessary to find a method that is safe and works for you. In black community prayer, and spiritual meditation, have been mainstays. Though some professionals ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to Statista, 73% of the US population had a social media profile in 2015, a figure that grows significantly year on year. The question remains, then: if social media makes us feel so bad, why do we continue to subscribe and take part? Fear of missing out no doubt ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am about fairness regardless of who, or what, is on the table. It is very important that while we acknowledge issues in the community, such as mental health, we don’t commit hypocrisy. What we demand of others as human beings cannot be excused amongst our own. When white males ...