(ThyBlackMan.com) For the most part, the NBA bores me, but that hasn’t always been the case. I was a typical black kid who grew up on the basketball court, learning the ins and outs of the game. So, even though I only watch the last five minutes of the last ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whatever happened to the good ol’ days? You know, the days of having home cooked meals with loved ones and good conversation. The fast paced world of today has almost made cooking as a family event something of the past. You may be asking: Who has time to cook ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I read the recently released report by The College Republican National Committee (CRNC), titled, “Grand Old Party for a Brand New Generation,” I immediately thought of two cartoons: the Flintstones and the Jetsons. The Flintstones was an animated, prime-time TV show that debuted in 1960. It was a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, Serena Williams caught the ire of fans around the world by giving her honest opinions on the Steubenville rape case. The case received national media attention after the two teen boys videotaped themselves engaged in a great deal of highly inappropriate activity with a 16-year old girl ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t remember much about my father, a man by the name of Boyce Sanders. I met him three times, and didn’t mix with him very well. I have no animosity toward him, no admiration. Just emptiness, with the exception of the fact that I’d never seen another ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a presenter at two recent conferences, AME Youth Leadership Conference in Palm Coast, Florida and the Hip Hop Men’s Health Summit in Orlando, Florida my presentation focused on Social Media content as it relates to Bullying and Cyberbullying. Speaking with over 300 young men at the Hip Hop ...
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(ThyBlackMan.com) Debunking The Myth, Propaganda, Urban Legends & Bedtime Stories Regarding Black Men and Their Children… Since there are so many articles, posters, T-Shirts and campaigns regarding Black Men being “Deadbeat Fathers“, I thought I would take the time to shine light on the ACTIVE fathers, the “Fighting to see ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently I viewed a post on my Facebook page revealing a picture of a shapely woman in a form-fitting dress with grey hair. The post read, “Is this lady dressed age appropriately? I enlarged the picture and looked at it more closely. The lady had a fabulous body and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The primary reason that our society is falling apart is because we’ve devalued the most important profession in our society – motherhood. A stay-at-home mother and housewife is a sociologist, a psychologist, a medic, a financial planner, a teacher, an interior decorator, a chef, a chauffeur, an escort, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Contrary to popular belief, surviving the adversity of the Black community requires the ability to think. When I look back upon my life I can only imagine the contributions that some of my friends could have made to this society had they not succumb to the adversity of having ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Communication seems very simple right! One person is talking, and the other person is listening, but… if either person does not communicate effectively, a serious problem can arise. Communication is important in every relationship, and there are many times when relationships are tainted or ends due to the communication ...