(ThyBlackMan.com) Although my male contemporaries consider my standard refrain that “Black America does not move unless Black women move them” to be posturing aimed at currying favor with the majority female audiences present during my lectures, the truth of the matter is that my people do not move forward without ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you want one number that encapsulates the enormity of the economic turnaround under President Donald Trump, it is this: In America, as of the end of February, there were 7.1 million unfilled jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This number is larger than the entire ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last Sunday, on my flight back to Washington, DC, I, like millions of people all over the world, was captivated and mesmerized by the play of Tiger Woods during the final round of the 2019 U.S. Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. As Woods tapped in his final putt ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you wake up in morning how do you begin your day? Does your morning routine begin with personal hygiene care, speaking to a loved one in your home, meditation or a morning devotional? Or, does your morning routine consist of rolling over, grabbing your phone, and logging in to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are those among us in the Black community who believe that backing President Trump is 100-percent the right thing to do. They look at us who are either squarely in the middle or on the left as still holding residence on the Democrat Plantation. Those of us who are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I fervently believe that self-actualization is a crucial element in Black men gauging their present situation and a yet to be written future that could be filled with countless opportunities. Many life coaches and self-help books state that the most important question that must be answered is “Who are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There have been several films released the last two years focusing on 1950-70’s era Black-White relationships, The Green Bookwon an Oscar in 2018; that film was a reverse of the 1989 film, Driving Miss Daisy but in my opinion was a very well acted film. Now comes Best of Enemies ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Monday, President Donald Trump designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, the first time the United States has designated part of another nation’s government as such a threat. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council responded by declaring U.S. Central Command a terrorist group. With 5,000 U.S. troops in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An appropriately Twitteresque meme circulated recently on that platform: Write a sad story in just three words. This was an homage to Ernest Hemingway, who, challenged to write a sad story in only six words, grabbed the nearest blank paper and scrawled: “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” Or so ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fifty-one years ago, this month, the Fair Housing Act (the Act) was enacted to ensure that housing discrimination was illegal. Yet, just days before the annual observance of Fair Housing Month began, headline news articles reminded the nation that housing discrimination still exists. For example, on March 19, the Office ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It has been sad for many, and heartbreaking, to hear that rap artist Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in the same community he was actively working to uplift. It was even more disheartening to read that a gang member is suspected as the gunman as Nipsey Hussle was working very ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Our message is entitled, “How to Overcome Your Storm.” Our scripture is coming from the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 4. Mark 4:40 reads, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” The next verse reads, “And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, “What ...