(ThyBlackMan.com) Laid off workers aren’t the only ones looking for a job these days. From business owners whose businesses can’t stay afloat in this economy to stay-at-home moms who now need to help keep the family afloat, there are many reasons a person might aim to get back into the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but has Beyoncé gone too far? The pop diva is being accused of stealing choreography in the new music video for her single “Countdown” — and the troubling thing is, this isn’t the first time Beyoncé’s been accused of being ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For the last few years I have been consumed with one question that has placed me in the top 1% of the student body during my college years: What are the ‘A and B level’ students doing each semester that no one else is? Why do they consistently do ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the realities of life is that at some point, we all will cease to exist. It’s inevitable. The responsible thing to do is to face up to it and make the best decisions possible for our families while we can. There are three very simple, yet important, ...
(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 ...