(ThyBlackMan.com) It was the great writer and social critic James Baldwin who once mentioned that, “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious, is to be in a rage almost all the time.” The long history of black people fighting against and speaking out against oppression ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A speedy internet connection is essential these days, and it can be annoying when your provider doesn’t give you the quality service that you’re paying for. Whether it’s frequent disconnections, slow speeds, or other technical issues, your broadband provider can be the difference-maker when it comes to a great ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Efforts began almost 14 years ago to grant dual citizenship to African Americans by 12 African leaders and African Americans in the private sector to increase investments on the continent as well as increase business interest. A 2006 summit held in Abuja, Nigeria to consider if Africa wide dual ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is not a secret that black women live a gifted but difficult life in America. Though what we represent has been appropriated in several areas, who we are is often unaccepted and penalized. It has never been popular to be a black woman from the plantation to now. To ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no sensible argument that can be made to counter W.E.B. Du Bois’ statement that “the problem of the 20th Century will be the color line.” If any criticism can be hurled at this Duboisian prophecy it is that it ends too soon and should have been extended far ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The impact of black women on the political front can’t be overlooked even if they are a demographic that is not well liked. Black women have distinguished themselves within the discussion of the black vote as a force to reckon with. They have been consistent in their voting direction ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The bottom line in business matters, but it is what you do to get there that really counts. In fact, the bottom line is a calculation. That is your revenue minus your expenses. Therefore anything you can do to boost revenue will help your small business succeed. Happily, you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The love between siblings is different than any other. They often can share stories of funny events or situations that happened when they were kids, fight about matters that might seem trival to others, or rely on each other even moreso than relying their parents. There are different types ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fantasy fiction has become a seriously preferred genre. The idea that we can get away in the book to places that don’t exist…but they exist. We are confronted with mystical characters that we fall in love with, or hate, but our relationship to them is based on what we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Journalism is an extremely hard job, and it calls for the asking of hard uncomfortable questions. People will champion you when you go after their interests, and the people that threaten said interests, while demonizing you when you have to address an area that cause them to feel what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The media is a love hate relationship because they should report the truth of a matter regardless of the person they are reporting about. Truth is supposed to be unbiased and it should supersede a degree of feeling. Those that work in media have a difficult job because if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Perhaps the most accurate description of Donald Trump’s disdain for Barack Obama’s presidential legacy comes from Ta-Nehisi Coates. In his 2017 article titled “The First White President,” he lays out—in detail—how Trump’s presidential bid has centered around a rebuke of Obama’s accomplishments. Coates writes: “Replacing Obama is not enough—Trump ...