(ThyBlackMan.com) “A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future”. Unknown The excitement and fun of this year’s dance will be remembered by young ladies until the next dance of 2013. Fueled by great music, classy ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A recent report that New York City Police Department may have spied on Al Sharpton as he prepared to protest the acquittal of three police officers in the 2006 shooting death of Sean Bell brings back memories of a carefully-orchestrated national effort to discredit civil rights leaders, including Dr. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We have often discussed the need for reparations for the 400 years of slavery. The contexts of the discussions continue on as if we never had a chance with any form of reparations. I discovered back in the 1990s that we indeed had a go with a form of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many of you who started January zealously committed to getting fit are close to crashing hard in February. Everyone who follows a diet has times when it is tough to stay motivated and that is when it is just too easy to give up. The most important aspect of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most couples not only do not have a plan to grow together spiritually…they don’t even talk about it. Not long ago, we surveyed subscribers to our Good Advice Parent Newsletter in various areas of marital satisfaction. I wasn’t surprised that the area we found couples least satisfied was that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, Viola Davis appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Oscar special, via the OWN network. I was mesmerized with her soul as a human being. Have you ever tapped in to the human spirit, and realized that you connected with the individual before you, though you can’t touch them? That ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I’ll rape a pregnant b*tch and tell my friends I had a threesome.” These words came from Tyler the Creator, just one of the many hip-hop artists who’ve taken the power of free speech and used it to mangle their own community. Disrespect for women has become par for ...
(ThyBlacMan.com) It seems that the mainstream media are at it again: demonizing black men, and this time the targets are Bobby Brown and Chris Brown. Bobby Brown is a complicated figure who has admittedly earned the criticism he has gotten over the years for being the “bad boy” of R&B. With ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Islam sees him as a son of Islam … I can’t say categorically that (the president is not Muslim) because Islam has gotten a free pass under Obama.” – Rev. Franklin Graham Those words, and others, were spoken by Rev. Franklin Graham on the MSNBC program “Morning Joe” yesterday ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In my column of July 2010, I asked, “Are the black radio and television stations today forward-thinking and positive? Black media outlets can provide valuable input and should be realistic, operational, inspirational, motivational, informative, and even emotional, and should be reassessed on a regular basis by the public that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With all due respect, to, Black History month, the month of March, shall establish the first Black Future Month, but not by lip service. By action, we can establish and inspire betterment for struggling blacks everywhere. WE CAN DO THIS! The San Francisco 49ers announcement of, the $1 Billion ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Beyonce recently gave her first interview about being a new mother to UK’s Star Magazine. The singer-entertainer has visibly been seen in public looking happy and grateful for her new treasure that arrived early this year. Since giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter, the new mother has been bonding ...