(ThyBlackMan.com) “Stay the course”, “be cautious”, “be patient”,” change will come eventually”, the notion that the rising tide raises all of the boats in the harbor, all of these beliefs share the same fear based, self-loathing DNA. They come from a persuasion of people who are more interested in soothing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The other day I was watching Empire by Lee Daniels. And, I enjoyed it, immensely. Evidently, I wasn’t alone in my sentiments because nine million other viewers tuned in. After further investigation, I discovered that not only was Empire the No.1 new show, but also the No. 2 scripted ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Are black men divided? Is there really a sense of brotherhood between the six or seven million brothers in America? Is it even realistic to expect such unity, given the broad spectrum of personal philosophy, social upbringing and political moorings that define black men in America? It is daunting, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fatherhood carries many roles. The most important role a father plays is that of protector and provider. Society tends to focus on the financial component, whether or not a father is paying child support. But our value as fathers is far more important than money. While not minimizing the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hidden in the announcement of the recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report on unemployment for October was the increase in the African American male and female unemployment rates. While the national rate dropped to 5.0 percent from 5.1 percent, the rates for black males and females ticked higher; ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black people are in the process of being demonized and setup in a very dangerous way. Yes, we’ve always been demonized, demeaned, and disparaged, but this time it’s different, and the accusations are much more dangerous and malevolent. This time we’re being accused of being anti-American terrorists who are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While playing with my daughter in the park recently, I overheard a parent reprimanding their child for lying. While many will applaud this action as great parenting, in the depths of my mind questions began emerge on why we teach our children characteristics we as a society do not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) First of all, I have never hit my wife, my mother nor any of my sisters. I shouldn’t and I wouldn’t. This article is not about making excuses for anybody hitting anybody. This article is about fairness, being treated with respect and accepting no less. Society says a man ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black folks don’t value education. Black kids are always in trouble. Black people don’t value family. All black men think they’re gangsters and rappers. Black women live off of welfare. All the good black men are gay or in prison. These are just a few stereotypes about black people ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The last fifty years has seen a veritable explosion of single-dads in American society. According to the Pew Research Center, the number of households headed by a father has increased dramatically – from 300,000 in 1960 to 2.5 million in 2011. Some of these men are sharing custody but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know” – Society You can go all Boosie Bad Azz on me and tell me you are independent. You can tell me you are team ‘solo dolo’. You can even pump a fist in the air and sing the anthem “Me, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the 1800’s African Americans were in the congress of the United States. African Americans even owned slaves and/or indentured servants (no I am not bragging about that). By the 1920s we had Black Wallstreet, the most successful business community circulation of the dollar that has ever existed in ...