(ThyBlackMan.com) You did it! You got your son, grandson, nephew, cousin or family friend off to college. For many, this is a dream come true and the end of an 18-year journey. Think again. Getting the Black man in your life to college is only the beginning. Getting him to graduate ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It was recently announced that Harvard University has admitted a record number of African American students this year. The UK Guardian has revealed that 11.8% of Harvard’s incoming freshmen are African American. This is quite an achievement for nearly any university, especially one that exists among the elite. Harvard’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am an extremely healthy eater. On January 1, 2011 I began my fifth year as a vegetarian. My consumption of processed food is minimal – I estimate that it occupies about one percent of my diet – and I’ve reduced my sugar intake drastically (chocolate donuts remains my ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The following is an exerpt from the book, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about College.” Before I tell you all the great things about college, and all the things that are going to happen before, during and after, we should start with a very basic question: why do ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Friday the International Game Developers Association will honor Jerry Lawson for all he’s done to move the state of the art forward. The honor has been a long time coming. It was back in the mid-1970s that Lawson developed the first video game console system, breaking ground in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Note: To help Rocky Clark and his family, please visit http://Rasulrockyclark.com The story of Rasul “Rocky” Clark is a cautionary tale to all the mothers who send their sons to the football field on Saturday afternoon. Ten years ago, Clark was living the dream of many African American males: ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Winning at Marriage Men can win at marriage. You can win, too. Start with a goal in mind. Winning at marriage doesn’t mean winning an argument. You don’t win by morphing your woman into a Stepford wife. And she doesn’t win by you being morphed into Alan Alda. You ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I was coming up, I would finish my homework as quickly as possible to join my friends, who seemingly never had homework (thanks Gifted & Talented program) outside to play football, basketball, ride our bikes or just run the streets. We would hurry home to preserve as much ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to Wikipedia, “jealousy is a secondary emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, particularly in reference to a human connection. Jealousy often consists of a combination of presenting emotions such ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Erectile dysfunction, also called impotence, is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection of sufficient rigidity for sexual intercourse. Diabetes is chronic disorder, caused by insufficient production of insulin, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Did you know that these two conditions have a direct ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Professor William Manning Marable’s contributions to African American history remind all of us of how important it is to get the best possible education and then to use our education to advance the cause of freedom, justice, equality, and empowerment for all. This was the life and the struggle ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Speaking to the Associated Press, the daughters of the late Malcolm X have expressed disappointment in their father’s biography, written by recently deceased Columbia University professor, Manning Marable. Ilyasah and Malaak Shabazz are concerned about allegations in the book that their parents’ marriage was strained and that both of ...