(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m pretty new to this marriage thing. Like many of you, successful marriages weren’t too present in my childhood, so I’m kinda feeling my way through this. I’ve picked up bits and pieces from the marriages I do deem as being healthy, but for the most part, I’m just ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like many fathers, my job requires me to travel a lot for work. I’m away from home more than I would like to be, but at the same time, my family knows the purpose behind what I do, and they support me. Still, I have to accept the fact ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the past few weeks, President Obama has consistently shared his vision for our nation’s economic future while giving remarks about the federal government’s fiscal policy. Intense examination of the fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget agreement has been of particular interest and concern to us all, including everyday Americans ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. To most men, this statement by Jesus seems unrealistic. Looking with lust is so big a part of their lives that to do otherwise seems impossible. Count me among those who have been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Bakersfield Police Department has confirmed that four men were arrested in a hazing incident involving students at California State University. As of Saturday, police were investigating an alleged felonious assault involving members of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. The report was initiated after a 25-year old man was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ain’t I black enough? When did I lose my ’hood card, my street cred, the right to speak to or on issues concerning black folks? Ain’t I a black man, too? Is growing up poor in ghetto America, longing to taste the American dream instead of dying in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The greatest gift a nurturing father gives his sons is a healthy model of what it means to be a boy, a man, and a father. Boys and girls both need their father’s affection. But with boys it may be harder for dads to openly show it, even those ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As “Mothers’ Day” 2011 approaches, it is not only fitting, but also quite necessary to acknowledge, salute, encourage support and demand respect for all Black mothers across the world. African mothers gave birth to human civilizations. Black mothers are the original mothers. Today, the population in Africa has grown ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’ve given “an Abe” for cannabis, cocaine or meth, then you are one too. Those five bucks joined a stream of money fostering the world’s illegal drug trade; the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances subject to drug prohibition laws are estimated to be a $40 trillion ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a college professor for the past 18 years, I’ve noticed two things about college: It can be a place to make your dreams come true, and it can also be a breeding ground for your worst nightmares. So, I thought I would compile a list of things that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s one sentence that men never want to hear from a woman, it’s four words that hit you square in the gut, “Let’s just be friends”. Understand that we have friends, don’t need new ones, men don’t pick up new friends along the way all willy nilly. We’ve had ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I returned home after another long day anticipating a good meal and then a few hours of R & R in front of the TV. But when I opened the door, evidence to the contrary was obvious: a pink coat, a small, glittery shoe, and then a shriek of ...