(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the last holdouts in the onslaught of major corporations seeking to take over the black-owned media space was the Johnson Publishing Company, which runs Ebony and Jet Magazines. As Essence Magazine, BET and other outlets found themselves running into the arms of a financial white knight, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have known Tom Joyner (nationally syndicated radio host) for many years. We are not hanging out buddies, but we have always enjoyed talking and joking with each other. He is an “old school” soul who has done a lot of good in his life. But, in recent years, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2012 Presidential election night is 16 months away, but that didn’t stop the professional President Obama loathers from committing what will probably be the first of much malicious mischief to disrupt, disinform, and confuse voters and slur Obama. The slur the hacker or hackers chose was the standard, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rather than responding to the misery of the millions of unemployed by articulating the rationale for additional stimulus, Obama and the Democrats have cowered in the face of the Conservative’s demand for draconian cuts in government spending. Obama is blithely touring the country visiting businesses he believes illustrate how ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Commitment is one of the most sacred words that can be said to a woman, and most times just the mention of it will make men run so fast you would think they are trying to get out of the rain. My concern though is not commitment between a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Casey Anthony is not O.J. Simpson in white female face. The only real reason that Anthony is even mentioned in the same breath as O.J. is because she was acquitted of first degree murder. And many of those that bothered to pay any attention to the case fervently believed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I love Sister Ronda Racha Penrice. My peers over at Your Black World reminds us that, “in ‘black political speak,’ when someone mentions that they love someone, that means that they are about to crack a walnut over their forehead.” Right now, it’s more than fitting that someone should ‘go ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I found myself in what some would call “an SMH moment” (Shaking My Head) when my daughter exposed me to the growing trend of “planking”: laying out with your body still and arms to the side in some of the oddest positions imaginable. The goal is to compete with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Disagreements are a normal and accepted component of any relationship. After all, no two individuals are going to agree on everything. But if you plan for the times when you and your partner won’t see eye to eye – and create some rules for engagement – you may be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Think professional help is too rich for your blood? A financial adviser comes clean… Let’s say you’re a first year school teacher, with a Masters degree, and you’re making about $45,000 a year. Yes, you need financial planning—and in all likelihood, a professional financial planner to help. How about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Loneliness I believe is one of the enemies greatest weapons used to turn people away from God. It magnifies all other elements of negativity. It makes hurt, hurt more, it makes envy grow and it makes you forget all the promise that God has given you in your life ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sure, she acts like she likes you. She calls just to say hi, compliments your jacket and even remembers your mother’s birthday. But how does she really feel about you? Are you a perfectly nice guy who she happens to be dating right now, or do you totally rock ...