(ThyBlackMan.com) To rid shaving bumps on black men is very easy and can be done with a shaving brush. Shaving bumps on black men generally occur because the hair curls back into the face itself. This is why a shaving brush is needed to brush over the curled hairs to straighten ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Employers and the EEOC may be heading for a confrontation over the use of credit ratings in hiring. It’s a cruel irony of life that, as Billie Holiday sang, “Them that’s got shall get,” but practices in today’s job market suggest that those in the best position financially have a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been long understood that black boys are not doing well in the school system. A recent article by the New York Times shows that the situation is worse than previously thought. According to a study by the Council of the Great City Schools, black boys are in horrible ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s not that Black men in general hate Black women. Truthfully, a small percentage of Black men may dislike Black women, just as a small percentage of Black women may dislike Black men. But there is money in pandering to the hatred of Black men. There always has been. Since ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Can anyone name a movie that came out recently starring a black man who wasn’t a sociopath? Someone who had a terrific screen presence, like a young Paul Robeson? And he portrayed a character who was complex and fully drawn? Did he respect black women, too? Anybody saw that movie? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I went to see “For Colored Girls,” the exciting new film made by the great Tyler Perry. I love Tyler’s work, most of the time, and I’ve defended him on multiple occasions when he’s come under attack for the nature of his films. Spike Lee is one particular Tyler Perry ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, Jay-Z, the man who created an anthem which shamelessly glorified pimp culture, “Big Pimpin“, acknowledged his own conflicted feelings about that song to the Wall Street Journal. “It was like, I can’t believe I said that. And kept saying it. What kind of animal would say this sort of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Cam Newton is a mega-star quarterback at Auburn University. His game is like no other, and there are quite a few experts who think he could win the Heisman Trophy. But his chances at the trophy have been undermined by recent allegations that a sports agent asked for money ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The professional nomenclature has now become household words. Children as young as six can now speak of “Ritalin,” and “ADHD” with stunning efficiency of what these words mean. Teachers and principals are telling single-parent mothers that their sons need “CYCLERT” and “ADDERALL.” Special education children are telling their instructors ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All by-products of African-American ingenuity, Negro spirituals, blues and jazz were created to help African Americans maintain a sense of internal calmness and hope during strife; cultivate, embrace and express individuality; and serve as living connections to and trophies of cultural history, knowledge and heritage. In spite of all ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Racism is alive and well in America, but sadly, most of the work is being done by Blacks against other Blacks. I’m not talking about so-called Black-on-Black crime either. I’m talking about the unwitting work that many Blacks do which hurts the cause of us all. For example, African Americans ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You may have heard that Mike Tyson is going to serve as a boxing ambassador to China. Well, I presume he’s not the ambassador for all of boxing, but I expect that he is going to represent something for someone, which is certainly an intriguing concept. Having Iron Mike represent ...