(ThyBlackMan.com) America is a funny land. Not funny as in “ha ha,” but funny as in strange. So strange that even though cops have historically been at odds with Blacks, people try to pretend that there is something else going on in a so-called justice system that sometimes seems like it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I went to a class where the professor said if you didn’t appreciate Beethoven, Bach and Brahms, you were culturally depraved, to which I responded, if you didn’t appreciate James Brown, you were culturally deprived.” – Gloria Ladson-Billings As a recent documentary film suggests, many parents and educators have been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Despite the advancement we’ve endured over the last 50 years, generational poverty and financial illiteracy continue to run rampant in the Black community. We’ve been able to earn substantially more over time and yet fiscally we remain disproportionately behind our counterparts. If financial education tops the list for why a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Society insists that black folks are different from all others races. This has been going on for centuries and is no different today. We are constantly categorized, separated, exploited and have to be “accepted” in certain circles. A late childhood pastor once said that the more we try to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My wife and I dated for about 2 years before we got married. We were both in our early 20’s at the time, and both in college when we met. The desire to get married quickly became apparent, but the timing was also essential. Getting married may be the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Breaking life down to its most basic physical components, the meaning of life is merely survival and reproduction. From a purely evolutionary perspective that is all there is. It leaves us, however, meaningless. For thousands of years humans have been asking themselves if there is something more to life ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was sitting back with a friend, when he made a very interesting statement. He said, “You know the church is very big business“. Honestly, when he said it, I didn’t know how to feel. I was stunned, grieved and disgusted because I knew it was true. There is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Too many men walk around wondering who they are. I Believe they are asking the wrong question. It’s not about who you are … It’s about whose you are. When you realize that you are a child of the king, you have no need to walk around with your ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All of us have been known to do a fair amount hazing. Repetitive hazing of another person’s weight, height, skin color, economic status, hygiene, physical condition, nationality, ancestry, religion, life choices and misfortunes without thought about the after affects. All of us are accountable. Not just adolescents and young ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) American Black men have been systematically squeezed out of the workforce for many years. We are faced with new competition approximately every 10 years. First, there was calling the white female a minority. Not only did she become our competition, she got the promotion we worked hard for and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A lot of black men love to simply go natural – you know the types, the ones that you can easily pick out who must do their own heads. But what about the black man who wants to look totally clean-cut, with a little edge and of course sex appeal? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Online Mindfulness Therapy helps Panic Attacks and Panic Anxiety… Panic disorder affects between 3 and 6 million Americans, and is twice as common in women. We all experience panic at some time in our lives, but those suffering from panic disorder experience panic attacks on a daily basis, and ...