(ThyBlackMan.com) Part 1 “If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.” Carter G. Woodson Having graduated from an HBCU (South Carolina State University) and now working at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Brothers, never lay down with a woman that you don’t trust with your life. If conception occurs, and the relationship ends, her hurt/pain/ bitterness will cause her to use her womb as a counter attack against you, since betrayal starts in the womb (mental) first. We have to work ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As an undergraduate I wrote a senior thesis entitled “The Myth of the Black Quarterback,” where-in I concluded that Black athletes, and specifically Black quarterbacks, have constantly had to fight with the racial “demons” of the past. Namely, their success has often fallen victim to the struggle to transcend ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) eclecticalexandria: i’m tired of reading, seeing, and hearing lectures and panels of men sharing their opinion of why women are single and how women should portray themselves in society. true womanhood cannot and never will be defined by a man. This may be old news to some folks but I’mma ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Further revelations about the SAT cheating scandal that emerged in September and has now ensnared at least 40 former high school students from Long Island, New York, in addition to the original 5 suspects charged with accepting payments between $500 to $3600 to take SAT and ACT exams for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Be a good girl for Mommy” was the last thing she heard her mother say. She saw him approaching her, and she looked at her mother in confusion, then in fear as he took her in the bedroom. “Mommy HELP ME!” “Be a good girl for Mommy” is what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Some people may say I am a thick sista or a big boned sista or the ignorant ones just call you the F-word and we all know what it means and of course, it pisses me off. I don’t consider myself any of those things even if I have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Quality education is one of the most important factors in determining one’s future prosperity and destiny. But for Black American parents and students the issue will affect not only our overall quality of life, but also will determine how we will achieve to the fullest extent actual freedom, justice, equality ...
(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 ...