(ThyBlackMan.com) I am often asked why it is we as men (or our community in general) are unable to move past our individual differences and remain unified. There are no easy answers to this question. Much of it has to do with our societal conditioning as a people. What if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On September 23rd, Empire struck back. But, it wasn’t a case of Good vs Evil like Darth Vader vs Luke Skywalker. Or was it? FOX is definitely one of the most anti-African American networks in existence. In fact, Bill Maher, a white man, criticized Fox News for presenting a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Feminism is as a movement created to define, establish and achieve equal political, economic, cultural, personal and social rights for women. In regards to politics, women are the majority of the population yet occupy less than 25% of congressional seats. According to Steven Hill’s article “Why Does the US ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are numerous books, journals, articles, and theories that speak of the economic woes of African Americans and the means to overcome them. There is an emergence of self-help manuals created by African Americans that provide step-by-step guidance to achieve economic prosperity. Though I applaud the effort of these ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’ve seen the hilarious movie ‘Sex Tape,’ starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel, you may be even more confused about the cloud than you were when it first became a buzzword. Many people still wonder what the cloud is and how it works. The term seems so simple, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is quite normal to want others around us to recognize that we are moving forward in our life. It is okay to seek acknowledgement from one’s own community. However, addiction to attention is very dangerous. Thanks to social media we live in a time by which we can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For lovers of music and lyrics alike, there are few things more hilariously annoying than that of a mondegreen- or a misunderstood word or phrase resulting from the mishearing of lyrical content. Often the result of over-thinking or sheer human error, these funny little mishaps occur more frequently than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every African American male should read this article and share it with every person you know. We are about to tackle a controversial issue and confront it with the facts. So if you get offended easily, you do not have a strong stomach or you are in denial about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The other day I saw a young African–American girl, perhaps a woman, but certainly, no older than twenty-one years of age, enter the subway station. As she began slowly to descend the flight of stairs heading to the train, I noticed that she was lifting a stroller with a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tavon Austin, Baltimore native who along with his Rams teammates showed solidarity with the black community saying hands up don’t shoot, torched Richard Sherman and the Seattle Seahawks leaving them looking fricasseed and baked in the secondary badly needing Virginia native Kam Chancellor. In a post game conference Richard ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Saturday (Sept. 19th), 834 Lake Street; Oak Park Il 60302; 12-4: Citizen-Artist Cinema Filmmakers and press are invited to attend along with the general public. This edition of OPFF will feature a brilliant music video that showcases a work by up and coming screenwriter and award winning author Stanley ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Not long ago, I visited an old friend of mine. He invited me to his house to discuss the possibility of me ghost writing a book about his life. His house was immaculately pristine. Almost, as if no one lived there. There were no dishes in the sink or ...