(ThyBlackMan.com) Hungry….why wait? The question has been blasted in our eardrums from the famous snickers commercials and too deeply engrained in the American consciousness, because now it almost completely reflects our way of life. Do everything quick and easy, for fast and instant gratification. True enough hunger on any level ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Yo, buff ting, ya looking nice today, still’. I walk past the bus stop, eyes focused on the crossing a few steps ahead. “Psst, psst – eh gorgeous, can I talk with you”, the thick West African accent cuts through my thoughts, and I glance to my side to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As an African American future librarian and published writer, I believe that it is important to be exposed to all types of literature. Paul Auster is one of my favorite authors and is an American literary treasure. I was introduced and assigned to read his work in a post ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was on Facebook earlier this morning and saw this post regarding African American female cartoonists. The site is entitled, The Ormes Society that was featured on the social networking site. The society is named after Jackie Ormes, the first African American Woman Cartoonist. I immediately went online to research her profile ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you have enjoyed any of my writings some of the things you are about to hear may sound familiar from a previous articles and that’s because IT IS!! The success of relationships can easily be summed up in two words Repetition or Repeat. You have to take all ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have had this discussion with my husband several times. I often say “Is there any hope for my Sisters regarding marriage?” Wherever the Black Man plants his seed, he is reproduced, but what about the Black Woman? Is she in danger of becoming extinct? With the number of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While checking my Yahoo email I came across a video of a father and daughter wedding dance. The dance was an interesting one which consisted of a medley of hip hop and R and B tunes. They danced to everything from KC and the Sunshine Band, The Stanky Leg, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Somehow, of course, a conversation on a Black blog I visited once in a post about Black women in general and their beauty turned into a conversation about Black women’s body and what types the male commenters like the best, which is totally sexist. The conversation I joined in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is an obvious explanation for the ejection and probable suspension of Ndamukong Suh during the much anticipated Lions –Packers Turkey Day game. While there is more vacant land in Detroit than there is land in San Francisco, that is mostly outside Ford Field. But on the football field ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tim Tebow is really annoying to certain people in a Sarah Palin sort of way. Whenever Tim or Sarah shows up, an uncomfortable feeling accompanies him or her, and it’s called conviction. One definition for “convict” is “to impress with a sense of guilt.” That is precisely what Tim ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Black Man, I have become a woman that you no longer recognize. I have allowed our enemy to impregnate me with his ideas and thoughts. I have allowed an illusion of independence to keep us separated. I have fooled myself into believing that my degrees places me degrees ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) 16 years ago, I was sitting alone in a Planned Parenthood clinic located in downtown Philadelphia. 16 years later, I find myself seated in the lobby of a Planned Parenthood clinic once again. Except I am not the patient filling out the paperwork, my daughter is. We are not ...