(ThyBlackMan.com) Most people who get married, truly want their marriage to succeed; unfortunately, not everyone does the things necessary to make sure it does. This article with ten reasonable tips on how to be a good husband, is for the male half of a marriage. 1 – Be true. Being ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When You’re Expecting… Pregnant women experience a variety of emotions and life changes. But most first-time dads have their own feelings and concerns to deal with, too. If you feel shocked, panicked, overwhelmed, scared, or like you’re just not ready, you’re not alone. Like any big change, this will require ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the release of each new Tyler Perry Madea or Martin Lawrence Big Momma movie, the grumblings once again begin as to the supposed negative imagery of African-American men in drag. The arguments never change, from the “emasculation of Black men” to the alleged box office appeal of negative Black ...
(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 ...