(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the past 20 years we have watched the focus on “weight loss” become a national obsession in the United States. Yet it seems the thinner we are told to be, the larger a good portion of our society has become. It looks like many people have become very ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The day has come when you realize that your child is growing up. Your baby is no longer a baby. They are maturing and coming into their own. They are also asking questions that you may or may not be prepared to discuss. The discussion I am speaking of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) October is Bullying Prevention Month; the increase of bullying in schools, communities, neighborhoods, and even churches has continued to show how bullying is affecting lives. The growing awareness across the country even in political circles creates a mindset that Bullying is a violation of Human Rights to those being ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Corporate men have made a nice run of fatherhood but their time is waning. There is a new breed of father on the scene that deserves respect due. I don’t mean to discredit the contribution of the former type of father whose head of household status was reinforced by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is it hard to get off the couch and get moving? Do you get ready to start the day and wish you could be under the covers of your bed instead? It can be hard to figure out what is happening, because lack of energy and enthusiasm can be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In life, there are some people that simply speak of progress, and then there are the select few that not only practice what they preach, but truly sacrifice personal gain and dedicate their entire being to the cause of justice. The late Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was one of those ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tattoos are an ever increasingly visible form of artistic expression in the African-American community. Two of African-America’s cultural pillars are its love for sports and its love for music. African-American culture is a unique hodgepodge of its African and American components. On one hand, Africa’s history of extreme body ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m both ghetto and bourgeois. Before I go any further, allow me to first explain to my bourgeois friends what “ballin-outta-control” means. Ballin-outta-control is urban vernacular slang. It means to do well, succeed, or ascend to the top of your profession. While at church this past Sunday, the pastor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Date yourself! Yes, the first step to attracting a date is to realistically look in the mirror and consider if you were on the other side, would you date that person. The second step is to identity five things that make you fun, interesting and appealing and write them ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Metaphorically speaking, it’s been a good year for racism since President Obama’s been in office. It has evolved into a subtle subterfuge of sly innuendo and inference with highlights of classic era/error and flat out bravado! The latter is naturally easy to spot. All you need do is look ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) had the opportunity to sit down with Corey Scales, a filmmaker based in Dallas, Texas. We engaged in an interesting conversation regarding his new film: “The Davaun Mitchell Story.” The movie will debut at the Studio Movie Grill, in Arlington, Texas this November. Tell me a little about yourself professionally ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today’s entry came to me by way of a simple yet profound revelation regarding culture and love. Culture, as I have come to understand it, is a set of beliefs and customs shared by a group of people that distinguish them from others. The structure of a functioning society ...