(ThyBlackMan.com) A 2007 study by Roland Fryer and Michael Greenstone has found that graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) suffer a wage penalty relative to their counterparts who attend Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). The authors conclude that in comparison to black students who attend PWIs, graduates of HBCUs earn ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Aaron McCargo, Jr. is one of Food Network’s fastest-rising stars. After winning season four of The Next Food Network Star, McCargo went on to launch his own show, Big Daddy’s House, in August 2008. It was immediately ranked the #1 show in the Food Network’s popular Sunday “weekend block” and can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a fan of hip-hop, I couldn’t help but appreciate the talent of the rapper Wiz Khalifa out of Pittsburgh. Fresh off the release of his new album, “Rolling Papers,” Wiz appears to be on the top of the hip-hop world. The first thing I thought about when I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The truth is that the most effective way to avoid incarceration is to not participate in crimes and illegal activity. I understand the argument about drugs and the implications on the black community, but knowing all of that, why is it we continue to commit crimes? Not all of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a previous post, (Un)Holy Hip Hop?!!, I spoke out against Christians who have condemned Holy Hip Hop and Gospel Go-Go to a place of no return. The argument on which I made my case is that since music, much like man, was originally created with a Godly purpose; ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I wrote In a Puff of Smoke, I confessed a contemptuous intolerance for Sean “P. Diddy/Puff Daddy” Combs. Such contempt, I’ve come to realize, is incorrect according to the love of Christ that I claim to abide by. Taking it a step further, I must admit that I’ve ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began,” according to Michelle Alexander, a law professor at The Ohio State University. Alexander is the author of an interesting new book called “The New Jim Crow: ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black men can be very meticulous when it comes to their dress and appearance. Nice haircut, clean shoes and a nicely tailored suit are essentials for most, but when it comes to skin care, they don’t seem to be as particular. They wash their face, they shave and they ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Disease is never fair. But, for African-American men in the U.S., prostate cancer can be downright cruel. While 1 out of 6 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and more than 218,000 die from it annually, black men are 60 percent more likely to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Based on the perception of a lineup of randomly patterned inkblots , the Rorschach test is a psychological device developed to gauge a person’s mental stability. Interestingly enough, the test is predisposed to a logic that states a person’s mindset (balanced or otherwise) can be determined by how they ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Men seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction are bombarded with bold ads for medications that fight ED or promise male enhancement through supplements. And you may be tempted to try these alternatives before taking more traditional erectile dysfunction medications or erectile dysfunction surgery. The question is, how do you discern the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It turns out that pictures were found on the University of Kentucky campus with derogatory language aimed at President Barack Obama. Police are investigating the incident, and a professor said he found one of the pictures hanging in the College of Law of all places. If the police find out who ...