(ThyBlackMan.com) The answer is yes. When my girls were young, there were two words they were forbidden to say in our home to each other or others. Stupid and dumb. Why? I grew up in a household where these two little words were said to me over and over until I ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Hurricane Harvey has been among the most destructive natural events in recent American history. It has generated a record amount of rainfall and has broken the all-time Texas rainfall record from a tropical storm or hurricane. Hurricane Harvey has already had billions of dollars of financial implications related to its ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I rarely write about sports because while it is mostly viewed as a form of recreation and entertainment at its core it reflects the values and consciousness of our society and folks don’t like to be reminded of that. Some say sports is a form of tribalism a vicarious way ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A scheme designed to evade an important Department of Education rule could soon lead to an estimated 41,000 former Corinthian College students and loan borrowers receiving more than $183 million in student loan relief. Aequitas Capital Management, a former financial services firm, is charged with acting in concert with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Patriotism is defined as “love for or devotion to one’s country” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. This definition proves how subjective patriotism is but it is a big topic in sports and especially the NFL due to the national anthem. National anthem protests have become as common a topic in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Several years ago I authored a book called Brotha2Brotha: Becoming Healthy Men from the Inside Out. In this book, I used the biblical epic of David and Goliath to remind us as men of our greatness – challenges notwithstanding. ‘Goliath’ was analogous to any force, internal or external, that deprives ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Essential Phone, also known as Essential PH-1, is an amazing smartphone that stands strong against rivals from Samsung and Apple. The Phone comes from the newly founded company of Andy Rubin who is the founder of Android which was later acquired by Google. Coming on September 1 at a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) We are gearing up for yet another school year and while many children are excited about returning to school, many children are dreading the return. For many students, school is seen as something of a chore, something that does not really benefit them aside from reading and writing, yet something ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) One thing is official that LG V30 is coming, and the smartphone will most likely come equipped with a 6-inch POLED display. Now, this is a new term for many. We heard OLED, AMOLED, Super AMOLED and even Retina display in the last few years. Everyone else out there is ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Can Nokia 8 be saved because it’s available at lower price than expected and it features top of the line specifications? No, it’s not how it works, at least not in 2017. There are many powerful smartphones available in the market, but not all of them are shining. Just because ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the four years since Rockstar last released the Grand Theft Auto 5 known as GTA 5, things have changed a lot. The Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming next year and its online mode will apparently be bigger than the GTA Online. Of course, fans are thrilled; interest in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Google’s Android 8.0 Oreo is finally here after many rounds of testing. The Android O features revealed by Google give a clear picture of how mobile devices will look like in 2017 and beyond. Android’s ecosystem is growing, especially with the advent of several devices including Android-powered smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks ...