(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Manning Marable made his transition a few days before his Malcolm X biography was released on April 4. The community of scholars that admired him was saddened by his death, and also anticipated the work that would be the product of his decades of research. In many ways, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Being on time, or being late, is habitual. People who are on time are rarely late, and people who are often late rarely get any place early. For latter group, it is almost a curse. This article explains the character of being on time. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ON ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What would be the most important ingredient to any healthy, successful relationship? Would it be love? Trust? Attraction? Or something else? This article explains the one factor, the one ingredient that is required for any relationship to be healthy and successful. Sitting in front of my desk is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black academicians are having coronaries about the book “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.” Compiled by renowned Black historian Manning Marable, the book is a hot seller. Marable worked on the book for 20 years and died just before its publication last week. Among records Marable used were Malcolm’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My entire life, I’ve seen the costs and consequences of parents who don’t want to pay to take care of their own kids. My father abandoned me when I was child, and to my knowledge, paid zero or close to no child support. Over the years, I had two ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most frustrating things to deal with as a Black man is listening to Black women talk about what a “real man” is supposed to be or do. In fact, a group of us jokingly search for the “Book of Real Man” that these women must have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently I have had discussions about fitness with a variety of men over fifty years old. They had all very much enjoyed their bodies and being active when they were younger. Now though, each is dealing with serious injuries and limitations that are hugely frustrating to them. These people ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The NBA Playoffs started this past week, and I have to tell you, the excitment doesn’t match March Madness by any stretch of the imagination. At least, not yet. But the more troubling aspects of the NBA playoffs are the manifestations of league president, David Sterns, attempt to “manage” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How do you avoid a pounding head and queasiness the morning after a night of drinking? Well the only way to completely avoid it is to drink in moderation, or to stay away from alcohol entirely. But in many circumstances, it’s easy to overindulge. You may be inclined to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although much of the negative reaction to the late Manning Marable’s new bio of Malcolm X revolves around the book’s rehashed allegations of Malcolm’s homosexuality, the recasting of the slain leader’s core political beliefs is more disturbing. “Marable’s backers say he wants to ‘humanize’ Malcolm” – as if the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I sit here writing this article, it suddenly dawned on me that the beautiful concept and image of ‘Black Love’ appears to be fading away. It’s like ‘Black Love’ has just become another meaningless term from our past. Sometimes it seems like we now have the Black Man ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) They just don’t go together. Never have; never will. With my years of dating and relationship experience, I never knew sex and long-term relationships went together. Never. I’m not sure if I should even type them together in the same post. Intimacy and monogamy seem to be hot topics ...