(ThyBlackMan.com) “Where you been, boy?” When I heard those words in June 1966, I knew I was going to have rough time in the U.S. Navy. My immediate reply to that Petty Officer was, “Who are you calling a boy? I am a man!” I was twenty-one years old, already ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It would be silly to go into business without knowing something of how advertising works. No, you don’t have to be an advertising professional. But when you are talking to advertising professionals, you at least need to know what they mean by SEO. The same kind of thing is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s no secret that the racist War On Drugs and the mass incarcerated epidemic had obliterated so many families in our community for the past several decades. Despite all of the negative propaganda the mainstream media loves to put out about our brothers “not being active fathers to their ...
Seven financial tips a black woman should follow: How black women can get back on track financially.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Being female and black is hard when it comes to money because that’s how many of us as women struggle to survive on. So many of us are living check to check and not thinking about things at the long-term aspect. Yet there’s seven things a black woman needs ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Black girls need to know that they matter. They need to see examples of success, leadership, achievement, sisterhood, compassion, humanitarianism, in abundance so that they can gain confidence in their ability to become their best and greatest selves.” Black Girls Rock Inc. Founder Beverly Bond The upcoming gathering of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While there is no denying that Donald Trump has had a terrible past couple of weeks with his dogged focus on some obscure federal judge in San Diego, I think Trump can right the ship, but he has an extremely narrow window to do so. I will deal with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To those who don’t know – most outside of the media industry have little familiarity with this – there has been a tragedy of the commons going on for a couple of decades now that has ultimately resulted in the elimination of diverse voices in media. The tragedy of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Amanda logged onto Facebook one evening after getting home from work and scrolled through the news feed. Her fellow high school track buddy Ericka posted an adorable video of her two-year old daughter playing in the backyard. A colleague from her first job out of college posted a pic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every day many of us older adults shake our heads as we watch young people follow the crowd, think in groups and act or react with little or no individuality. Many of us assume it is because they have not grown into their identity – and that is likely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are things that every father needs to know and should modify their behaviors when helping to raise their children whether in the home or not. The actions of fathers have serious effects on their children. The relationships of fathers and their children have lifelong effects on both. A ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I remember when I was a young black boy growing up on Jackson St. back in the 90s, I had very rarely watched any mainstream sports matches on cable TV. And when I did, I hated allowing 3-4 hours of my time being consumed on stuff that really didn’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “So Dad has joined the other [ancestors] up there. I feel that they do watch and guide, and I also feel that they join me in the hope that this story of our people can help alleviate the legacies of the fact that preponderantly the histories have been written ...