(ThyBlackMan.com) The NAACP Legal Defense Fund will argue in an appeals court in San Francisco today that the state of Washington’s denial of voting rights to convicted felons is rooted in discrimination… The most fundamental political right in our society is the right to vote. Today (Sept. 21) the U.S. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Yes, there are undeniable racial components to the LeBron James hate of the past two months. But the sinister subset of America that finds it easier to loathe him because he’s a black man is old, boring news. More interesting to me is the mood of the “black community.” Much ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Back in 2006 during an interview with T.I., he told me he had changed. He told me he was sad it took him so long to realize he had been living on the wrong side of the law. He told me it was his biggest regret that he had let ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the key components of weight loss and muscle gain is the food you eat. If you exercise but eat all the wrong foods, you will likely have slow or minimal progress, which is extremely discouraging. However, if you give your muscles the fuel they need, you will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, things changed in this nation. For the first time, America went to war with an unknown enemy. The war efforts meandered from Afghanistan to Iraq and from Osama bin Laden to Saddam Hussein. And, in order to stimulate support for the war ...
(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 ...