(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re afraid of surgery, there’s probably quite a good reason why your fear are justified.  While the majority of operations go well, there are still hundreds of reported instances every year where things don’t go quite according to plan.  In some cases, things go so seriously wrong that ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Life is about success not perfection” – Alan Weiss A few years ago I wrote an article titled Is It Bad Reaching For Perfection where I talked about the reasons why going for perfection aren’t bad, but that it doesn’t take perfection for one to be successful. Almost 6 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)  Many applicants sometimes have two or more job offers to go over when looking for a job. It can be difficult to pick the one that will be best for you. As a result, here are 7 tips on how to select the best job when doing an employment ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You need to understand that it’s never going to be straightforward when it comes to running a successful brand. It can take years of time, effort and dedication to build up a brand that can thrive in this modern climate. And that’s why you need to know how to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again – expecting different results. The question is, are African Americans as a people insane? It is a legitimate question, and one that deserves an answer. As a result of the 2008 Great Recession, the African American(AA) unemployment rate rose ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. — William Arthur Ward It’s interesting how the young folks have started using a term that describes what the older folks should be doing. I hear young people saying, “I’m grinding,” and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” William Butler Yeats Student’s Build Your Brand and Reputation and Protect It The story of Laremy Tunsil is a strong lesson to middle and high school youth that their Social Media content can influence their ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I eat out often. If I say so myself, I’m a pretty good tipper. I tip well because I usually get pretty good service. I usually get pretty good service because I try to be as nice and engaging as possible with the person who’s taking my order and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Uber often sends targeted advertising to customers ahead of weekends and holidays — if you’re headed to a party, they hope you will remember to use Uber. What they fail to mention in those advertisements is that they charge “surge” prices at such high-demand times. Uber may be within ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Differences versus commonalities: Enslavement was different, for instance, in the U.S. from the brand that was practiced in the Caribbean and Brazil and other South American countries. Thus, we view our lives through different lenses when it comes to independence, entrepreneurship, and politics. We must build bridges, learning from ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced that Harriet Tubman would grace the new $20 bill, my heart sang hallelujah.  Additional changes to the currency were also announced.  The back of the $10 will now recognize the five leaders of the women’s suffrage movement and the back of the $5 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) By the end of July, African Americans will cross the line into their second Great Recession, having yet to completely recover from the first one. The African American (AA) unemployment rate by that time will rise to 10.0 percent from 9.0 percent which was the highest rate the nation ...