(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1988, the glam metal/hard rock band Cinderella released the hit “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)”. As the title mentions, sometimes you have a relationship with someone who will probably be the best possible partner you could get, they enrich your life in every way—then something ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Billed as a “live-action adaption of an animated classic,” the carpet gets pulled out from under this weak and formulaic production early on. The basic story is about a poor young man who gets involved with a royal family, encounters a magic lamp and meets a genie. Purportedly, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is tough for men’s college basketball to make waves during the month of May. The NBA and NHL Playoffs take center stage as their respective championship series are about to commence. The University of Michigan’s hire of former Michigan basketball star Juwan Howard as their men’s basketball head ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has attempted a bipartisan message, pledging to bridge the deep divide in the country and reject the anger that he says is motivating some in his party. He asserted: “If the American people want a president to add to our division, to lead with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are many motivational books for entrepreneurs who fail. Most of them tell us the right things and it’s easy to acknowledge the points written on those pages. The most difficult part is living by such facts. Why do we often consider failure as a dead end rather than a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are so many “churches” in every city, on almost every major street in this country. None are perfect but some are of God and some are not. Most people lack biblically based guidelines for selecting a “church” to attend and support. And without these guidelines, people pick “churches” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today in America women strategize with each other every day. Many women (not all) plot, scheme and collaborate on how to get men, trick men, use men, take from men, punish men, make men pay for what other men did and then some. Then when men flip the script, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that the United States had been plunged into a “constitutional crisis,” a large swath of the media took to plying this fantasy for them. “Ever wonder what a constitutional crisis looks like? Well, open your eyes,” CNN’s Don ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The college experience can be challenging, especially for students of color, who face institutional discrimination and often come to college with fewer academic skills and less academic writing experience than their white and Asian peers. To help level the playing field, many students of color turn to professional academic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The College Board, the organization that develops and administers the SAT test, has developed a new “adversity score” to augment the widely used college admissions examination. The fact that the College Board has had to create an “adversity score” is reason enough to discard the badly flawed SAT test, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Summer time is just about among us and that means finding the kids something to do. Activities about the neighborhood, summer reading programs, Vacation Bible School, summer school, family trips, apprenticeships, volunteering, and yes, sports. Sports: The Undefeated King of Summer I’m sure many of us have done a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, the Trump administration released the outline of an immigration plan meant to reshape how and which people are allowed into the United States. The plan would prioritize merit-based immigration and high-skilled labor over those who already have family here. Far from comprehensive or sufficient, it’s a modest ...