(ThyBlackMan.com) Derrick Rose, Chris Paul and Stephen Curry are unofficial symbols for black fatherhood via the NBA, and they are repeatedly being attacked for bringing their children to the press conference podium to answer reporters’ questions. Much ado has recently been made about Stephen Curry bringing his 2-year-old precocious daughter, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Once upon a time African Americans respected each other. They were likely our grandparents, great grand parents or even further back than that. And though there are some of us who still respect ourselves and each other, something has gone very wrong. Yes slavery programming and Willie Lynche type ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Am I the only one who is thoroughly offended by ESPN giving Bruce Jenner “The Arthur Ashe Courage Award” during next month’s ESPYS award ceremony? ESPN claims to be the global TV leader in sports coverage and is owned by The Walt Disney Company. Disney is also the parent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was a bit taken back by this article. In my pondering over the points of the psychological diagnosis spewed by this brother, it resonated with me, that the seemingly endless depth of sickness we suffer, as a people, infects the root at an even deeper layer. It infects ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You’re running out the door in the morning, keys in hand, briefcase filled with notes for an early morning meeting. There’s no time to wait for coffee to brew, but that doesn’t matter because you have an energy drink waiting for you. Athletes It’s time to hit the gym ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whenever someone claims that they cannot find a suitable mate to settle down with, in many cases, they suffer from an undiagnosed clinical condition known as doppelbangerism. This mental abnormality is when a person only wants to have relations with someone that looks just like them but isn’t related. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the aftermath of the mom who showed her ignorance in Maryland (Toya Graham), too many of our people are applauding her behavior. Her methods appear to be part of the problem as to what makes children angry, not part of the solution. I am a family and relationship ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear MVP Stephen Curry, I am a Dubs fan. Always have been, always will be. I pass by Oracle Arena every day to and from work. Traffic is so bad on 880 I often get to admire, at length, the giant hanging posters adorned with your face and the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Post Atlanta cheating scandal, is anybody wondering why the teachers “needed” to cheat? What is wrong with school systems all over this country? It has been reported that our literacy rate is lower than Cuba. Cuba, really? Everybody, including the courts, seems to be content blaming the teachers and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently attended my grandson Austin Ragland’s graduation from pre-school in Buford, Ga. Yes, you read correctly – pre-school. It’s never too soon to begin celebrating academic achievement, as his graduation from pre-school attests. So, PaPa was excited about going to Austin’s graduation ceremony and seeing him don a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. – founded in 1906 on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. ??A’s colors: black and old gold. ??A’s motto: “First of all, servants to all, we shall transcend all.” The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – founded in 1908 on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s a reason that William Shakespeare referred to jealousy as a theme in his plays. In “The Merchant of Venice” (1596), Shakespeare likened jealousy to serious illness because on occasion, the skin of very sick people turns a shade of yellowish green. In “Othello” (1604), Shakespeare called jealousy a ...