(ThyBlackMan.com) Use these steps to foster your child’s growth into adulthood. We’re hearing about it from all corners of the news: helicopter parents versus free-range kids, a “Nation of Wimps” versus “To Catch a Predator.” It’s hard to know exactly how you should raise a child these days and make ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I watched a video the other day about a woman named Jazz Ison Sinkfield and couldn’t help but laugh. For some reason, Jazz thought it would be a good idea to start growing her fingernails for almost a quarter of a century without ever cutting them. Now, the woman is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For far too many African descendants in America, our collective image is taken for granted. Many of us facilitate and even welcome the denigration of our image, not realizing the importance of such a possession. When a people are viewed in a negative light, progressing is more difficult. As an ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) February is a time each year when hearts take center stage – every convenience store from New York to Los Angeles is virtually covered in heart-shaped chocolate, candies and cards. But there’s another heart of the non-confectionary variety we should also take time to think about this month – the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everybody’s talking about privacy these days, and it’s almost impossible to find anyone who believes we have any left. As hard as it might be to stomach, there are several reasons why these suspicions are valid. Highlighted by recent developments from Internet search giant Google, Americans are beginning to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The worlds of sports and politics are invariably intertwined in a multifaceted, complex and convoluted mixed that is in the words of jazz legend Miles Davis, a “Witches Brew.” On one hand, sports is entertainment, and an escape from the doldrums that permeate peoples’ everyday existence. Yet on the other ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I felt that today would be a good day to talk about living life to the fullest. I’m no expert on this, but I’ve learned a few things over the years that I can share with you. One thing I can say for sure is that most of us are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This Black History Month 2010 is the second I’ve witnessed with a black man in office as president of the United States. With that alone, my spirit and outlook is positive. I recognize the achievement on a daily basis and use it as motivational fuel. I also am keen ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For many years, even as I wrote deep analyses about African (Black) history, I was troubled by the fact that as a people we only seem to appreciate our African ancestry for all of 28 days each year. Quite cynically I viewed the February new-found interest in Black issues by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Almost everyone reaches a point in their individual lives when they become complacent and begin to accept a certain level of mediocrity. We become so preoccupied with the mundane aspects of everyday living (working, paying bills, etc.), that we forget to pursue our dreams. This can cause you to be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In today’s contemporary society, the definition of a “real man” seems to change almost constantly. We are bombarded with images from the media depicting what a man is supposed to look like, talk like, and act like, often from a worldly perspective. Some say that a “real man” must be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Christian man? What in the world is that? Sometimes it can be confusing what God expects of men in this often confusing world. Sometimes the message of what a Christian man is may be lost even in the church. Let’s look at some simple attributes of a Christian man. 1. ...