(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no doubt that I am a black woman, I am probably what is considered to be a real black woman, kinky haired, so called now described type 4 with no real curl pattern with which to classify it as good hair. I am hearing this term again ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) FATHERS, SEIZE YOUR FAMILIES! When I think about the unconditional love that God has shown to the world it truly is above my comprehension. I know in my heart that He sent His Son Jesus Christ to the world to save us. Do we truly understand the true love ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Who gets ahead more in the workplace? Is it the in-your-face self-promoter, or the modest hard worker who sometimes lets her accomplishments go under the radar? More importantly, what’s your style? And how can you adjust it to get noticed and land that next promotion? Coach yourself with these ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everyone comes to the dating table with a set of values developed over time. For Christian men, these values are especially important. They deeply influence dating behaviors, and so it is important to be honest with oneself and with dates so that everyone’s value system can be respected and appreciated. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We all know the lyrics: “I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.” I think you know the rest, so I’ll stop singing now. In fact, I would argue that in a world of wealth building and “paper chasing,” our kids ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was shopping for groceries on a Thursday evening when it happened. A little Black elf who should have been smiling and cute was tearing his way through the canned goods aisle, kicking some cans and trying to juggle a few. He was cursing at an older girl, who ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What would life in the inner city be if the federal government paid residents ( called hostages from this sentence forward) to defend themselves? It’s a good thought experiment given millions spent with little or no safety to show for it. Self-government seems to pass us by. By ” us ” I mean fellow would-be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many of us read with interest the blow up between NBA superstar Dwyane Wade and commissioner David Stern. In a heated discussion taking place during the pending NBA lockout, Wade told Stern that he “isn’t his child,” and then stormed out of the meeting. I read about the interaction with curiosity, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most community policing isn’t done by the police. Sounds like an eye brow raiser so let’s break it down. Good parenting is community policing. Mentoring is community policing. Promoting self-love via activism is community policing. Notice how non-governmental community policers easily outnumber government peers? This is my area ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I watched presidential candidate Herman Cain on The Tonight Show the other day. He’d gotten my attention after Anderson Cooper called to ask what I thought about Cain’s recent comment about African Americans being brainwashed into voting Democratic. I thought that Cain’s remarks were curious for a number of reasons, mainly because they ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the last Republican presidential debate Texas Governor Rick Perry was taken to task by his fellow candidates for allowing children born of undocumented parents to receive in-state college tuition rates, and providing social welfare benefits to all regardless of citizenship status. His response? “(I)f you say that we ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s nothing shy about Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr., one of boxing’s greatest champions. He doesn’t care if you like him. Just help make him get richer. The undefeated pugilist made about $40 million for beating Victor Ortiz recently. But Mayweather’s real talent is controlling his financial affairs. The New ...