(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s not get confused, President Obama ended the hunt for Osama bin Laden but it was President George W. Bush who started it. And without Bush, Obama wouldn’t have been able to take credit for killing bin Laden. Bush sowed the seeds for this 10 years ago when he ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you know how to listen? Sometimes we think we know how to listen, but we aren’t actually hearing what our partner is trying to tell us. The number one complaint I hear from couples is that their partner does not listen to them. Listening is one of the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a fine line between collaboration and domination. In both personal and business situations, people in your life may not always understand the difference between collaboration and domination – and this is how egos become bruised, feelings get hurt and one person or another may want to walk ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) After releasing the long form of his birth certificate President Obama said, “We’ve got some enormous challenges out there… We’re not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers.” One of those “carnival barkers” Donald Trump held a press conference ...

(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 ...