(ThyBlackMan.com) The Super Bowl has wrapped up, and it’s not too early to look ahead at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. Every NFL Draft, hundreds of young people prepare to have their dreams of joining the National Football League come true. Every year, there are college football players with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the tapestry of human connections, the thread of self-care is woven with golden resilience, fortifying the intricate bonds of affection. Imagine a visual metaphor, an abstract image capturing the essence of two souls flourishing in their own right, yet intertwined in a harmonious dance of growth and support. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Did you know that Black History Month was once Negro History Week? The first Negro History Week was established on February 7, 1926, by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the second African American to get a Ph.D. in history after Dr. WEB DuBois earned him in 1895. Woodson said that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We often hear about the two-tiered system of justice, but if you’re paying attention these days, those two tiers apply to just about everything in our culture/society. The idiom “rules for thee, but not for me” sums it up succinctly. Consider the most recent revelation concerning Joe Biden. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Employee recognition programs are essential tools for creating a positive and motivated workforce. They go beyond traditional compensation packages, offering a meaningful way to acknowledge worker’s efforts and contributions. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the transformative impact of recognition programs, exploring how they improve engagement, boost productivity, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I happened to be informed of a ‘cute’ term recently. It’s called #adulting. Or, just ‘adulting’ for short. I Googled the term, and found that this term had been around since the mid-teens. In short, it means that our millennial generation young men and young women are to get ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Historically Black fraternities and sororities – often referred to as Black Greek-letter organizations, or BGLOs – have been making a difference in the lives of Black Americans for more than a hundred years. Members of these organizations have historically been at the forefront of the struggle for racial equality ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the mid to latter part of the twentieth century in the US you could rarely go to a city or county in the South that didn’t have a school named after George Washington Carver. Even during the days of virulent racial oppression and caste, George Washington Carver was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Joe “The Black Eagle” Madison, an unapologetic radio activist who dedicated his life fighting on and off the air, has died of prostate cancer. And amid all tributes the question that is being most asked is who now will carry the progressive torch for Black America? “Joe Madison was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When former President Donald Trump during his time in office called the massive influx of illegal immigration an “invasion,” the media denounced him as “racist.” Consider this headline in The Atlantic: “Why Trump Uses ‘Invasion’ to Describe Immigrants.” The article ripped Trump’s “racist language”: “If you want to know ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the years, I have shared information about the accomplishments of Africans that largely go unrecognized and overlooked due to a deliberate campaign to suppress, obfuscate and ignore African people and our history. For example few people know Africans were the first boat builders, the first navigators of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As we engage the 2024 ASALH Black History Theme: “African Americans and the Arts”, it is important to approach it as a celebration, invitation and opportunity to remember and reflect on the essential and enduring role art has played in our lives and struggle to be ourselves and free ...