(ThyBlackMan.com) I guess that it is a good thing to be reminded that being a black man in America comes at an extreme cost to one’s identity. As I have mentioned in this space previously, there are times that I feel like Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. Now, I do not want ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a father with his oldest child soon hitting the ripe age of 15, I can’t relate more to the stress of teaching your kin how to drive, especially after reading about how a man climbs 110 freeway sign and other CA traffic stories. At this time and age, our ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everyone is looking for love. We want it. There is nothing wrong with that, but sometimes, in the midst of wanting something so badly, we can become blind to red flags that should not be ignored. There is a stigma attached to manhood that wanting to experience a loving relationship ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today in the midst of the “Me Too” movement it is becoming increasingly dangerous for men – especially African American men. A simple touch or comment can easily be turned into a charge of sexual harassment, even if the woman never said or indicated the touch or comment was not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most would attribute my evolving worldview regarding young black males to the gradual increase in age and hopefully wisdom, in actuality, these factors are secondary to my inheriting two daughters via marriage. This colossal alteration in my life has naturally forced me to consider and re-evaluate a host of issues ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I guess that if one applies enough pressure, the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be considered a significant occurrence in Black America. I have watched as many black females of all ages have beamed with pride that Meghan Markle hascaptured the heart of Prince Harry, a happenstance ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Father’s Day is a very hard day for me as I miss my father more than I have the words to convey. I try to channel that energy into celebrating fathers and what they mean to community and family. There are so many brothers that are amazing fathers to their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I wish that I could have dismissed the ridiculous assertion as yet another occasion of “Uncle Remus” taking over the spirit of yet another black man. This “Uncle Remus” tale was outlandish as all of the other theories regarding why black women cannot find a “good black man”; however, this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For decades as a marriage, family and relationship counselor, mediator and life coach I have seen more cases than I can count of wives demanding that their husbands provide for the family – and that is Biblically correct. But it is not as simple as that. So today we need ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We seem to have a serious problem as parents discerning what is cute verses what behaviors need to be corrected in our young children. It is not okay to fix your mouth to talk about rude disrespectful adults when you have a toddler at home that you allow to behave ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As the horrific sounds of children crying out to their parents, after having been separated from said parents at the border, have been replayed on news outlets and social media the public is also crying out for their administration to find their humanity and but an end to the horror. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Abusive relationships are often toxic and might not only lead to the physical harm of the victim but also result in mental trauma. While physical abuse can be identified in a toxic relationship through bruises and scars, emotional abuse leaves little to no proof to go on. This makes it ...