(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, the Pew study that found that African-American households lost about 53% of inflation-adjusted median wealth during the Great Recession was released. Instead of focusing on what we’ve lost. Let’s take a look at what we can do to build our net worth. Understand, and agree to, everything ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Imagine for a moment what it would feel like to work less – if you could focus more on your family and other things that matter in your life. Work is good, especially when you are passionate about it. But there’s more to life than work, so what would ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Well, the show must go on. Subsequently, several local and state law enforcement agencies are beefing up their security measures at public functions to ensure the safety of patrons and visitors attending annual summer events in the City of Festivals. These additional efforts are being implemented in response to a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You know the expression, money talks and bull@*it walks. For years we have heard a lot of talk about the “Black male crisis,” and witnessed an endless stream of reports and analyses detailing the dire straits of young Black men. I have heard my share of B.S. over the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. William Cosby, (Bill Cosby) stated, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” As a third generation teacher I wanted to encourage, inspire, empower, bless and provide confidence to my brother educators. Education as a whole needs more certified male teachers to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent release of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that Black unemployment declined during the month of July. It had reached 16.2 percent and dropped over the course of the month to 15.9 percent. While the number is an improvement, it is still nearly double that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Making a lasting IMPACT on men can create a sustaining movement of men prepared and equipped for effective ministry. There is an epidemic that continues to plague churches all over the country; men are falling into sexual sin and almost inactive in ministry. In addition, statics say, that over ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How do you feel about sharing your e-mail, Facebook and cell-phone passwords with your romantic partners? Do you feel that couples are supposed to snoop on each other, or at least allow each other to snoop? Do you believe that your partner would give you access if he/she had ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My Fellow American is an online film and social media project that calls upon concerned Americans to pledge and spread a message that Muslims are our fellow Americans. Using the power of social media, My Fellow American seeks to change the narrative – from Muslims as the other, to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like much of the nation, I spent the last few days and weeks fixated on the debt negotiations in Washington. Intently watching as extreme factions on the right were willing to lead us into default in order to advance their agenda, I’m certain we are all breathing a sigh ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black America is in crisis. In a recent study, the National Urban League reported that almost all the economic gains made by African Americans over the last 30 years have been lost during the Great Recession. Black unemployment now stands at 16.2 percent, harkening back to 1982 when that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African Americans are more likely than whites to use Twitter — and the gap is growing. Experts have attributed the difference in Twitter uptake among white and black users to demographic factors that distinguish the African American community, such as age and above-average smartphone use, as well as disparities ...