(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, I went to see the new film, “Birth of a Nation” by director Nate Parker. I’ll start by saying that the film was one of the great cinematic masterpieces of all-time. Not only is the story of Nat Turner a powerful one, it’s one that’s been hidden in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Studies have shown that there is a link between how happy and enjoyable a person’s retirement is and how much they have in the bank. People who have a good amount of savings to live comfortably, once they retire, tend to be happier. That’s because they don’t have to worry ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Too many African Americans spend way too much money on consumer goods they don’t need. It’s an Achilles Heel, a weakness known by every entrepreneur and businessperson in the whole country and abroad. Blacks seemingly will buy anything made and offered to them by White folk. Even while the legal ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are very rare moments in which I watch TV just to tune in to watch a movie that interests me or a collegiate sports game When I do watch the game more closely, I can’t help but to notice that while the black athletes are playing for bragging rights ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Within days of the October 7 deadline for public comment on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed payday rule, 104 Members of Congress from 32 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands together called for strong consumer protections, and an end to both regulatory loopholes and predatory debt ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Mental disorders are more stressful to deal with when there is no family or friend to comfort you during the times that you feel down the most. The cost of the medication and the treatments can take a toll on your overall well-being as well and may even make things ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have always been a great fan of the idea of “enterprise zones,” originally introduced by the late Rep. Jack Kemp in 1980. Jack Kemp and I were of one mind that free markets and enterprise are the way to reduce poverty, rather than government spending programs. Kemp’s plan ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Even if you offer the best product in the world or have exceptional customer service, you won’t be able to lure new customers without adding some marketing ingenuity to the mix. Marketing methods to draw prospective customers to your doors help you keep your sales pipeline full at all times ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is clear that it when it comes to jumpstarting the economy, generating jobs and wealth for the average American, we are in quite a fix. After coming out of the Great Recession, the economy is experiencing anemic growth rate of around one percent, and labor force participation is at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What do you need to start a business? It might seem like a big question. True, there are a lot of little decisions and tasks that are going to help you get things right. Setting up a legal structure, getting registered and the like. But the majority of it boils ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Barack Obama is doing anything but closing out his lame duck term quietly. On the contrary he’s doing yet another end run around both the U.S. Congress and all 50 states that would impose another mandate that will cost money and jobs, possibly forcing states to raise taxes as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s no secret that many of us either grew up watching football as a fan or actually played football in high school, college, or the pros. I actually became a football fan when I was a kid back in the 1990s when I played football video games such as Madden ...