(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve always thought of the bond between my mother and me as being something special, just about sacred, and based on what I’ve seen in recent weeks it really is. Not unlike most African-American males I was raised by a single mother, with emphasis on raising and imploring my growth ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In order to be the leaders of households and in our communities there are certain things that we as men have to develop. While every aspect of manhood won’t be discussed here there are a few important aspects of leadership that can be mentioned. If men are to be the “head” that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The issues I wish to address today in this blog are universal issues. Rather, I realize that they are not exclusive to any particular class, culture or gender. However, I am a middle-class African-American male – so please pardon me if I speak from my own experiences instead of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dominique Smith, Khory Johnson, Sheon Wellons, and Christal and Shanae Christopher will never be mistaken for the “Fab Five” basketball stars that brought national fanfare to the University of Michigan campus 20 years ago. However, for one Saturday afternoon in May on Detroit’s west side, this lesser known quintet, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black folks just seem to keep coming up with ways to divide themselves. We keep falling for distractions and side issues, which keep us from focusing on the big picture. The big picture my friends, is us, Black People, not just those you know but those you don’t as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A big stumbling block for fathers today is discipline. Some choose to avoid it altogether, while others struggle with what is appropriate. What do you do from day to day, moment to moment? One of the things I’ve noticed over the last twenty years is that fathers’ confidence in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was trying to ignore this because, quite frankly, it’s stupid. But my colleague Deron Snyder at the online publication The Root convinced me otherwise. By “this,” I am talking about the comments by Philadelphia boxer Bernard Hopkins about pro football quarterback Donovan McNabb, who played in Philadelphia for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In this era where marriage as it was once established in biblical and cultural terms is constantly being challenged, black women have emerged as the underdog in the hopes and dreams of ever getting married. Though divorce statistics are extremely high and marriage is plummeting in general, the challenge ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Letting go of striving to be something other than we are… Peace of mind is something we all seem to want, and want more of. Few of us get it, and when we do it tends to be fleeting. I think the reason has something to do with how ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The history of African Americans is one of great accomplishments amidst the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. That legacy follows black people, and particularly black men, to this day. And it is enough to make you red-hot burning mad. Although some are ready to usher in a new ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Too many Blacks leaving school with no degree, substandard education, study shows… In the race to have the best team, win the most games and make the most money, college sports programs have exploited student-athletes for university gains, according to some of the nation’s leading experts on race and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I’m out in public sometimes I often look around at everyone and wonder which of these people are Christans and which of them are not. It’s sometimes very hard to tell the difference. I mean everyone is wearing the same type of clothing, having the same types of ...