(ThyBlackMan.com) Obesity is a pressing health issue that is fast becoming a global problem, affecting people of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity affects over 40% of adults and nearly 20% of children, bringing the total of obese individuals to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Early in the summer, Dr. Cornel West, the left of center activist and former Ivy League professor, announced his campaign for president. He would be seeking to become president running as a third party candidate. At the time of his announcement, Dr. West stated “I enter in the quest ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) More than one million Americans told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week that they aren’t willing to wait any longer. Their comments insisting that EPA move forward quickly to cut carbon pollution from new and existing coal and natural gas-burning power plants were delivered in person in Washington by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the US Supreme Court in 1973 rendered its decision on Roe v. Wade polling showed that Blacks more than any other grouping in the US opposed abortion. The decision basically protected as a constitutional right the ability to have an abortion. Many Black civil rights activists at the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the field of candidates dreaming to win the Republican nomination for president, I am rooting for Donald Trump. By the way, Field of Dreams is a wonderful baseball movie. However, with baseball’s adoption of the pitch clock it probably ensures that future outstanding books and movies like The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many modern-day Black Americans, including myself, hold in high esteem the work ethic of our ancestors of old and the numerous accomplishments they achieved from it. Black Americans have always uniquely maintained some form of spirituality that has allowed us to stay woke even when our faith could have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So maybe your grandmother, father or mother was the type who would knock you down to discipline you. Maybe mom would throw a shoe or maybe dad would do even worse. Sadly there is a difference between discipline and abuse. And because so many African Americans cannot tell where that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last time while discussing marijuana, we went into whether there was money for Black people in the industry and things we should pay attention to as well as how they could impact us. One of the major points was to pay attention to recent updates in marijuana laws in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s hard to believe that the 2023 college football season is about a month away now. Week Zero starts the 2023 college football season on Saturday, August 26. One of the major headlines of the entire season will be the pursuit by the Georgia Bulldogs of their third consecutive ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In my day job, I work as a clinical exercise physiologist in cardiac rehab and I often see obese patients with heart conditions. As you probably know, obesity is a major problem in the black community, so this article outlines tips on how to overcome setbacks to achieve successful ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the hushed corners of our society, a sinister industry flourishes, largely hidden and unspoken of. It’s an issue so shocking and perplexing that people tend to ignore it when brought to light. This is the pandemic of sex trafficking and child sex trafficking. One might presume that in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you are like most people, you want to find a way to give back to those who fought for your freedom and the freedom of those who cannot fight for themselves. Military personnel and wounded soldiers give up a lot to fight for the U.S. Therefore, this is ...