(ThyBlackMan.com) February is a time each year when hearts take center stage – every convenience store from New York to Los Angeles is virtually covered in heart-shaped chocolate, candies and cards. But there’s another heart of the non-confectionary variety we should also take time to think about this month – the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The National Black Police Association (NBPA) has a firm foundation, a strong commitment, and an unbreakable connection to the Black community. The NBPA is obligated to address any issues in the Black community that are not equitable, fair or just. Our role is advocacy and activism to protect the greater ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Maybe if its ominous presence didn’t live in my own back yard infecting my neighbors, I would be oblivious to its existence. And maybe, just maybe, since no one in my family has been recently diagnosed with this disease, it would just go away and I’ll be asked to only ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re an African-American male age of 45 and over, and you haven’t had a serious conversation with your doctor about prostate cancer, shame on you. Why? Because getting serious about prostate cancer is really not about you – really, it’s not. Prostate cancer screening is about love and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the key components of weight loss and muscle gain is the food you eat. If you exercise but eat all the wrong foods, you will likely have slow or minimal progress, which is extremely discouraging. However, if you give your muscles the fuel they need, you will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Water is one of the most important substances in the human body, and plays a role in several critical biological systems. Water promotes weight loss, flushes toxins from the body and allows proper digestion. Proper hydration also leads to healthy, glowing skin and a possible reduction in the risk ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are few things more frustrating that remaining stuck in the old when it’s time to embrace something new. Sometimes the new thing is an inevitable change or transition, whether it was something you wanted or something that was thrust upon you. At other times, your new season is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the last decade the prevalence of HIV infection in the United States has reached new highs and now rivals the numbers we see in sub-saharan Africa. According to Wafaa M. El-Sadr, director of the International Center for Aids Care and Treatment at Columbia University, more than half a million ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) WASHINGTON — With the most significant changes to the nation’s health care policy in decades having finally come to fruition, the question I have, as I’m sure so many others do as well, is how the new law will affect me. It’s unlikely that most people will read through the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a historic vote, Democrats in Congress approved a plan to renovate the U.S. health care system. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, passed an enormous, politically daring overhaul of the American health insurance and health care delivery system by a margin ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) PROSTATE cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. Each year, men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and it will claim lives. About 198 100 new cases will be diagnosed this year and about 31 500 men will die of the disease this year. Research ...