(ThyBlackMan.com) Being a black man in America is not for the weak, in fact, I can’t think of another group of men that would be able to withstand the torment that we face daily. Let’s see, where shall we begin? First of all, many of us are born into this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the rate of unemployment reaching record highs across the country in the last few years, many men are at home while the women in their lives are at work. If you look at the statistics in Black communities, the statistics get worse-much worse. The rate of unemployment among ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dana Owens better known as Queen Latifah is a singer, rapper, model and an actress. Queen c first came on the scene in the late 80’s at the age of 19. She has worked not only in music and film; she also has numerous awards such as the Golden Globe, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every time you think that the life of Terrell Owens can’t get any worse, he surprises you. Terrell Owens, the man with more baby’s mamas than a Fantasia concert, is $20,000 behind in child support payments and will face jail time if he doesn’t cough up the cash. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear critics, I know that you dislike this genre and say that it’s not “legitimate” enough to be considered an actual genre of literature. I also know that some of you hate the fact that a young black man like me is going to be successful one day despite ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Scanning my usual channels last night I happened upon an ESPN crawl (you know the latest news and stats that crawl across the bottom of your television screen whenever you watch ESPN or ESPN 2) when I noticed an upcoming Friday Night Fight between Glenn Johnson (you know him,the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I posted the following on my facebook page, which sparked interesting dialog: “I was talking to a Sister that I know and she is upset about how she receives child support. So listen her ex is a genius lol. He opened up a pre-paid checking account for her, gave ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every morning I wake up and wonder why I don’t hate myself. It’s been a feat these 25 years to not loathe what I see in the mirror especially when everything around me is telling me I’m not good enough the way I am. I turn on Disney and the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m going to get right to it, brothers we are seriously slipping, we are slipping in our homes (if we are not still with mama), we are slipping with our kids, we are slipping with our women, and last but not least, we are slipping with ourselves. The year ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This question is on the minds of many in the African American community. The answer is a simple and resounding yes. Education does indeed level the playing field, not just for Blacks. It is one of the great equalizers in our society. However, one cannot just sit back and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lebron James now has the ring he’s been seeking for a long time. But there is another way in which he stands out from the mass of Black athletes: he is harnessing his own financial prowess instead of passing it all across to the white corporate establishment. Most of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I just spent this past Saturday night through Monday morning at the Butts County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Department’s jail in beautiful Jackson, Georgia. Leaving my weekend job at a very popular shopping outlet I was stopped by a sheriff who was very concerned about how I was failing “maintain a ...