(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama’s legacy is sadly clear. Eight years of this administration’s disastrous environmental policies and unwarranted regulations are not only creating havoc in Washington, DC, they are trickling down into individual states, increasing costs for businesses and potentially stalling much needed economic development in areas starving for prosperity and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink.” Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I can hear the backroom discussion now. “We can save money if we stop taking our drinking water from Lake Huron and start using water from the Flint River instead.” Those ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a crisis of health in black America. Don’t believe me? Interview one person from virtually every black home in America. Someone’s parent, grandparent, sibling or extended family member has succumbed to one of the three big killers of black lives: heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The numbers ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Of all the happiness research I’ve studied over the years, one of my very favorite findings is that happiness doesn’t just correlate with success. Happiness actually causes success. In other words, if you want to put a solid success strategy to work for you, make happiness your success strategy. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the main consequences of not looking after your teeth and skipping those regular visits to the dentist is the buildup of plaque. Young children who do not yet know how to brush their teeth properly should learn by using dentist toys for kids. Plaque is not pleasant ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A childhood friend called me upset and very concerned last week, a friend of her 13 year old son made plans to kill himself as a New Year’s resolution. On last Saturday my cousin and I spoke on a childhood friend of hers who had just committed suicide at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Seventeen is a magical time in life for a lot of teenagers. They are preparing to embark upon the next adventure of their life. Many are excited about class trips, prom, graduation, and the anticipation of college. Essence had worked over the summer to pay for her senior dues ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Metabolism is the rate at which your body uses energy to maintain its performance. Generally, low metabolism equals slower weight loss and lower ebb of energy, while the higher the metabolism the greater the weight-loss and energy level. Low physical energy translates into less mental alertness and functionality as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What does it mean to live a holistic life? In a nutshell, it means we are greater than the sum of our parts. Holistic living is the coalescing of awareness, appreciation and activation of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual plane of our existence. It is the understanding that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s the eve of a New Year and millions of people across the country are gearing up to get in shape! Some will join gyms, others will try boot camps; some will hire personal trainers, many will go it alone. It’s the chance to leave the disappointments behind and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As 2015 winds to a close, millions of people across the country are looking ahead to 2016 with notions of better health, more money and maybe falling in love. But, according to Psychology Today, up to eighty percent of people will leave their resolutions behind by February of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In some ways, death is never unexpected. After all, as mortals, death is our business. From the time of our birth, every moment we live is a moment closer to our demise. These are things we all know, and have heard a million times before. Despite being well aware ...