(ThyBlackMan.com) Today, I listened to a video that a sista who’s also a former Uhuru Movement member did where she revealed the reason as to why she left the organization last month is because of how the finances were being handled when she discovered how mostly white people especially some of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Thursday night I was driving to the store (Ok it was a Bunt Cake Store- I lost momentary control!) and heard on the radio several Federal Prison Guards talking about the hardship of this partial government shutdown. The inability to pay for gas, many single officers sleeping at the prison ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black America and its long and continuing walk toward the goals of social justice and economic freedom, is at an inflection point. But, not only is Black America and its causes are, at an inflection point, the organization which sponsored the 2019 Super Bowl, the National Football League (NFL), is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no denying that running a small business is both rewarding and challenging at the same time. This is especially true when you are facing an economy like the one today. There are a number of challenges that small business owners will face on a day to day basis ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Any enterprise or entrepreneurial journey is filled with challenges along the way; however, you’ll be ready for all the hard work, potential late nights, and plenty of coffee. It can feel daunting when you’re starting your own business, as there’s fierce competition out there, and with so many major corporations ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you are starting a business in which you are going to have employees, you are going to need workers comp insurance. This specific type of insurance will protect your employees in the event that they are hurt on the job. It will pay their hospital bills, it might even ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Working with numbers can be intimidating and bringing money into the equation will cause most people to stress out. Today’s culture has pushed consumers to expect instant gratification in everything they do, including work and home. Slowing down to understand the smaller finite details of a personal financial situation can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A long time ago my father worked for the post office – one of the ideal jobs that African Americans acquired and stayed with near the end of the civil rights movement of the 60s. My dad missed 3 days of work total in a 32 year period. And yet ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Despite the ebbs and flows of our self-confidence and how we may see ourselves at times, none of us are perfect. When we narrow the lens to financial health, the imperfection is even more glaring. Per NerdWallet, U.S. household debt increased five percent from 2017 to reach $420 billion. Yet, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Seventy-one years ago this month — in January 1948 — a black, 17-year-old high school dropout left home. The last grade he had completed was the 9th grade. He had no skills, little experience, and not a lot of maturity. Yet he was able to find jobs to support himself, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Owning and operating a small business can be truly rewarding. With the right approach and business plan, it can also be extremely lucrative. Of course, this doesn’t mean that opening and running a small business these days doesn’t come without complications and risk because it does. And, there is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Even the most asinine person realizes that not everyone has the same life experience. I was recently reminded of such matters while watching a CNN newscast regarding the 800,000 displaced government employees who have devolved into little more than collateral damage in a war between elected officials engaged in ...