(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 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hydroponic growing provides many advantages for both commercial farmers and home growers. This easy and efficient growing technique offers healthier and nutritionally better plants than conventional growing methods. Yet, hydroponics is still a much maligned and misunderstood growing methodology. Here we look at some of the commonly believed myths ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t really have any nicknames, which suits me fine. My grandfather called me something different, which was great because he was my grandfather and the only one who ever used it. My mother and father had a name they called me; parents do that. And there was this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are so many facets to running a successful business, that one person simply can’t manage it all on their own. While many entrepreneurs start off running the show by themselves to save money and resources, when their business starts to grow, the need for help also increases. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Coalition-building is the best way for Black people to make the kind of progress we need to make in this country, especially when it comes to economic empowerment. Some have posited that Black people are swiftly becoming obsolete. From the agricultural economy to the industrial and mass production economy ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You know about all of the guys (plural) party spots, including Las Vegas and Key West, but what if you’re single and looking to mingle? Sure, you can take advantage of great deals when traveling with a bunch of buddies but if you’re the lone wolf type you may ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to financing a new business concept, you need to make sure you look at all the options on the table. Any errors could result in a loan damaging your company. With that in mind, we’ve created a list of things you need to consider before accepting ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In order to have a fully functioning society, we must have some common baseline of beliefs that join us together, whether it’s a fraternity, a church, or a political party. Without this commonality, belonging to a group or a society is impossible. We hold these trues to be self-evident: ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most of us worry about whether our financial houses are in order. We wonder whether we’ll have enough money saved for our retirement. Or whether we can afford to go on holiday next year. But wouldn’t be great if we could somehow spend a little less time worrying about ...