(ThyBlackMan.com) There are so many negative stereotypes assigned to black men we often don’t know where to start in the dispelling process. The media tells us we are “super predators”, fatherless, absent fathers, and unable to sustain a family without negative vices. We are told we can’t protect our women, don’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The holidays are a time many come together to be with family, and partake of traditions that have been passed down for generations. Some that don’t have rich family traditions may find themselves starting said traditions with their family. This is also a time whereby the weight of those we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a time for giving, being thankful and putting family above all else. But all the idealisation around Christmas can lead to huge pressures, Whether it’s dealing with difficult relations, pressure on budgets to give amazing gifts, or just the stress of trying to organise the perfect day, the festive ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Loving one’s mother is natural, and there is nothing wrong with it. Mom birthed you, nurtured you, and has always been there. With that being acknowledged there is a such thing as an unhealthy attachment to one’s mother. If you find yourself, as an adult male, unable to make decisions ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It seems the “I got to get mine” disease is taken over our community like the plague. Family, which is the cornerstone, of community is disappearing as elders’ transition from this life. It seems as though we loved the support, and encouragement the elders gave us, but we are not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One would have to be a fool to deny the fact that this White supremacist system doesn’t work overtime to keep Black people subjugated, but it gets a lot of help from Black people themselves. Somewhere along the line many Black people just gave up and accepted their plight as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everything can happen on one’s cellphone, and though it can be great for business…it can be terrible for home. Many married people find themselves in situations whereby they are involved in emotional relationships outside of the marriage. Because there is no physical interaction they deem this as safe. However, most ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You are a product of your environment and influenced by your atmosphere both consciously and subconsciously and many of us programmed to believe what is beautiful and what is not; mainly on the playing field of colorism. For those unaware, colorism is the discrimination of dark skinned people amongst their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Can’t get a job or a promotion, blame the bad Black father, not legions of corporations, government and public agencies that countless studies thoroughly document have a storehouse of ploys and tactics to deny Black men jobs and promotions. Can’t afford or find affordable health care, blame the bad Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is it just me or does the Conscious Community have 20/20 vision when it comes to pointing out crooks and hypocrites in the church and Mosque? These same gifted judges of character turn into Stevie Wonder when it comes to seeing the nefarious actions of the leaders inside their movement. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It can be argued that parenting has become very pro the wants of the child, verse the needs of a child. It is not the job of a parent to cater to every want and feeling of their child. However, it is necessary for a parent to provide necessities. Children ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) No statistical data ever can interpret, depict or empathize with the struggle of a man who cannot fully contribute to the upbringing of his biological children, while being partially accepted by non-biological children of whom he raises to the fullest. The balancing act he must perform is unreal. Juggling feelings, ...