(ThyBlackMan.com) Life can be difficult. It’s filled with all kinds of challenges, disasters and incidents that can put a serious strain on our patience and mental health. There’s a common saying that what doesn’t break you only makes you stronger, and while it’s true that experiencing bad situations can build up ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve long observed the state of black children with deep concern. It seems that with all the billions of dollars being spent to educate children in urban areas, this money is going to waste. This waste appears to be a mixture of good old government inefficiency, apathetic parents, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I have observed this in my experience of slavery, — that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom.” —Frederick Douglass, “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who follows politics regularly, knows that taxation is one of the most controversial financial topics. Each political party has its own views on fossil fuels, estate tax, health insurance tax and penalties, and corporate tax reform. However, unless you have a masters in taxation, or are willing to really ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All the world’s best known businesses once began as the entrepreneurial dreams of their founders. From GE to Facebook to Google to Uber, every great success has a hard beginning. Entrepreneurship is a tough road, filled with pitfalls and failures, and it’s unfortunate but true that black entrepreneurs can run ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today live in an extremely materialistic society. Every time we turn on the television, radio, or even when we are out and about. We are reminded of what we don’t have and how less of a person we are if we don’t have. So how does the constant propaganda urging ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the things you may be interested in doing is having a home business that allows you to work from home. This offers numerous advantages to you and can enable you to have a great deal of flexibility in your life. However, being able to make a profit by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Remember that line in New Jack City? “This ain’t personal; this is business.” And at the end of the movie, Ice Tea told Wesley Snipes, “This is personal,” as he proceeded to beat Snipes down for killing his mother. Well, this article is both personal and business. It is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few months ago, The Alabama Department Of Education released the names of 75 schools in the state that they personally call “failure factories” that are failing young urban kids, especially in reading and math. Here’s my take on this topic: The one thing that I noticed about these 75 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is important for black community to refrain from accepting the labels of others. When we accept negativity and false information it is very easy to turn on each other. It seems that some athletes and entertainers don’t seem to understand that black people are not an exception when it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to CNN, the average American spends nearly over half a day staring at a screen whether it be a phone, computer, TV or tablet. Our habits define us. But how true is this for our digital habits? Are we the same online as offline? In the early days of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The loss of a loved one is understandably hard on a family, and individuals. It’s a time when emotions are high and, if this is the first loss for a family unit, everyone finds themselves in uncomfortable shoes. Funeral preparation is often handled on a very tight schedule with a ...