(ThyBlackMan.com) Alicia Keys tells EBONY she doesn’t believe in being “flawless,” yet on the set of the September Issue shoot, the 15-time Grammy® Award-winning music artist, philanthropist and judge on the new season of NBC’s The Voice proves she’s still a girl on fire. The fresh-faced star posed perfectly in futuristic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Being an insecure, chubby teenager in the Jim Crow south may have been a challenge, but growing up as that same teen might be far more difficult in today’s world. In my book, The Blessing of Movement, I chronicle the story of my sister, Sandra and how her actions ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Interactive One, the definitive digital destination for African American and Millennial audiences, today announced the hiring of Kierna Mayo as the new Senior Vice President of Content and Brands, effective June 27. Widely known as an industry leading content creator, Mayo is an exciting addition to Interactive One. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Time Inc.’s, ESSENCE Festival New Orleans announces its star-studded daytime lineup for the signature event’s ESSENCE Empowerment Experience Stage, taking place Fourth of July Weekend, July 1–3, 2016, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. Free and open to the public, the ESSENCE Empowerment Experience ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Wish us luck as we share the “Black Superheroes” with thousands that did not know of these cultural pioneers only told in stories and fables. Derived from folklorist and Jacksonville author Stetson Kennedy’s “Palmetto Country“; Library of Congress American ex-slaves archives gathered by the Federal Writer’s Project during the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Washington, DC – Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF) announces its Fourth Annual “Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon™” to be held at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 12 Noon. This year’s celebration includes an entertainment-filled VIP Reception on Saturday, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chicago Theological Seminary addresses racism in new online video launching on February 2, 2016. What if you could walk in someone else’s shoes? What if you could actually experience the racism that others do on a daily basis? You would probably be more understanding of the notion of White ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nationally recognized author, Hogan Hilling, who appeared on Oprah, and Dr. Josh Misner co-authored a book to dispute the father absence crisis claims made by fatherhood organizations like the National Fatherhood Initiative. In their book The Dadly Way: 10 Steps to More Active Fatherhood and Equal Parenting; http://www.amazon.com/The-Dadly-Way-Fatherhood-Parenting/dp/1628652187 Hilling ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Saturday (Sept. 19th), 834 Lake Street; Oak Park Il 60302; 12-4: Citizen-Artist Cinema Filmmakers and press are invited to attend along with the general public. This edition of OPFF will feature a brilliant music video that showcases a work by up and coming screenwriter and award winning author Stanley ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2010, author W. Eric Croomes’ life changed dramatically. He became a dad again. Croomes had become a father for the first time at a very early age in his life. He was twenty-two years old and didn’t know what fathering a child meant. Now older and wiser, Croomes ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Heavyweight to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award, Thanks Veterans for the Freedom to Pursue his Dreams Boot Campaign announced today that legendary singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson joined the esteemed list of more than 400 celebrities getting their “boots on” to support the 1.4 million men ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black Dollars Matter – Teach your dollars how to make more sense. AVAILABLE NOW! in hard copy and Kindle eBooks on Amazon.com, the latest offering from the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people, Clingman’s 5th book on the subject aptly describes the dominant-submissive relationship ...