(ThyBlackMan.com) Set aside some prominent success stories, like the current occupant of the White House, and the last few decades have not been great ones for African-American progress. In 1975, per capita black income was 41 percent lower than per capita white income. Since then, the gap has shrunk only modestly, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The federal government’s new rules on “gainful employment” would make many students ineligible for financial aid at career-oriented schools… The Department of Education has proposed new rules for students attending career-oriented schools that could disproportionally harm minority students. The rules, which would go into effect in November, could cut ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re like so many other parents with back to school fever — you know, the ever-so-subtle panic attacks and the slightly pounding headaches — at this point you have solved the problem of where the money to pay for uniforms, shoes and school supplies will magically appear from. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve been to Africa dozens of times. However the trip to Sierra Leone was unique. Why? We went to cover “good news,” make that “wonderful” news stories. We did a story about a professional athlete from the States born and raised there, who returns every year trying to help ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The economy hasn’t been kind to organized labor — especially black organized labor. Why it’s poised for a comeback… Notwithstanding Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s late-summer paean to a phantom economic recovery (does he have imaginary playmates as well?), this Labor Day will be the bleakest for America’s workers since ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Instilling the right way of doing things and helping your child grow up with understanidng good morals and values can be a bit challenging. Here are effective ways to teach and discipline your child. 1. Teach and instruct them in what is right. This includes honesty, respect, integrity, how to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Instilling morals in young people can help them to become polite and respectful when older. Parents who let their children know that integrity and trust go a long way when it comes to good character have a better chance that their kids will grow up to become productive members ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You always hear about how much your wife wants your love, your romance and your time. One thing that isn’t talked about as often is how much she wants your respect. Your wife wants to feel like she is an important partner to you. She wants to feel that you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Marriage can bring two people in close contact for longer than any other human activity. One of the most common things couples do together is talk, so a happy marriage can mean finding interesting things to talk about. Don’t worry, there’s plenty to discuss. In a lifetime together, a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many marriages get into a rut in the romance or intimacy department, but passion doesn’t have to be a thing of the past. Spicing things up in the bedroom can also spice things up in your marriage as well. Follow these tips to learn what you can do to excite ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With a committed relationship, you’re often expected to share your fears, your goals, your money, your home, your hopes and basically your life with your partner. However, why do people get so hesitant when their partner asks them to divulge something like their email password? For some of us, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A tragic crisis of enormous magnitude is facing black boys and men in America. Parental neglect, racial discrimination and an orgy of self-destructive behavior have left an extraordinary portion of the black male population in an ever-deepening pit of social and economic degradation. The Schott Foundation for Public Education tells ...