(ThyBlackMan.com) We live in a relationship reality; each day of our lives is shaped by it. Much of who we are – for better or worse – stems from a relationship, whether personal or interpersonal. Our first relationship is with Divinity, God. Absent a relationship with a Higher Power, we are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why can’t more of us see that economics is the key to our freedom and the answer to the problems we talk about all the time? This political year has and continues to bring this fact to light, but the Colin Kaepernick protest illuminates the issue of economics even more. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Florida Department of Education initiative: Dads Take Your Child to School Day! The Department of Family and Community Engagement is partnering on this initiative. This event is similar to the Million Father March that was held on the first day of school nationally. As part of this initiative, fathers ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Back in the 1960s, as large numbers of black students were entering a certain Ivy League university for the first time, someone asked a chemistry professor — off the record — what his response to them was. He said, “I give them all A’s and B’s. To hell with them.” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a Vet, I totally understand what it means to serve and protect and to sacrifice self for the well being of someone else. And in my eyes, that’s exactly what professional athlete Colin Kaepernick is doing. The move he made on Americas biggest stage was not only sacrificial, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “You’re getting your inheritance early.” Those were my father’s words to me as he explained that he was taking money that he might have left me in his will and spending it on my private school tuition. My father’s reasoning was that I would be able to create more wealth ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) They say a man is never truly happy until he’s married. And then it’s too late! However much you agree with that statement, more marriages are ending in divorce these days, and yours might be among them. This is going to be a very difficult time, possibly the most emotionally ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Writing ideas using the correct wording and phrasing is a skill that is mastered with time and practice. Not everyone has the ability of clearly grasping these ideas and effectively putting them into action. All the elements required for a great writing work might be overwhelming to some. But with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For the past month I’ve watched lots of white Americans lose their minds in response to Colin Kaepernick and other NFL player’s peaceful National Anthem protests. I’ve seen them question these young men’s patriotism, malign their motives, attack their methods, and treat them with the kind of open contempt usually ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is good quality to be open, free and honest. However, sometimes the biggest hearts incur great amounts of emotional pain. Sometimes this can be traced back to a lack of boundaries. There are certain things that should be known by you, and you alone. Some thought and experiences should ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Getting back into the dating scene after so long comes with its fair share of stress and constant self doubt. Along with the pressure of actually going on a date, you feel you have to be incredibly charming or you won’t get anywhere. With the minefield that is dating, I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I watched a black professional football player wax passionately in his complaint that, it isn’t as bad today as when his “mamma” was born in 1955, but blacks today are still fighting for equality. The ESPN program hosts solemnly nodded their heads in agreement. The depth of ignorance the petulant ...