(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the past three hundred years, when foreigners contemplated immigrating to the United States, foremost in their minds was that they wanted to become Americans; sure they wanted better lives; they wanted to attend our universities; some fled oppression in their own countries, but becoming an American was the prime ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s time for television and radio talk show hosts, educators, editorial writers, columnists and politicians to cease describing U.S. President Donald J. Trump as being “crazy,” “mentally sick,” “childish,” etc. A person with such afflictions is legally and otherwise not responsible for his or her words and behavior. Trump knows ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Stress is a daily reality. From work to home to friends we each experience degrees of stress. Some stress is needful; it adds to our ability to adapt. Other forms of stress are toxic and can lead to physical and emotional issues, if we do not handle it properly. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Yet another report, the Nielsen African American Consumer Report, was released in October 2016. Titled, “Young, Connected, and Black – African American millennials are driving social change and leading digital advancement,” it points out various issues related to how Blacks spend our dollars, with an emphasis on our young people. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lately, I’ve been keeping a very close eye on what’s been going on down there in “The Sunshine State” of Florida & in particular St. Petersburg, Florida. The Revolutionary People’s Movement has been rising up and taking a stand against a corrupt city government and a disgusting status quo that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Focus on the Good “Trust in the Lord, and do good”. -Psalms 37:3 All across our land we witness people – in both low and high places – practicing bad and producing bad results. Bad people do bad things. Bad people rob. Bad people lie and cover up their lies. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The proper mental attitude is a predictor of our success. What is mental attitude? Mental attitude is the positive, inner, creative force which lifts the recipient above his or her circumstances and determines the difference between their success and failure. Mental attitude is not conferred upon merely the rich and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are political movements to push the federal minimum hourly wage to $15. Raising the minimum wage has popular support among Americans. Their reasons include fighting poverty, preventing worker exploitation and providing a living wage. For the most part, the intentions behind the support for raising the minimum wage ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Life moves at a fast pace. Various areas of responsibility can find us looking for more hours in the day. Many of us find extra hours by cutting into our sleep time. You may have heard the saying “Sleep is the cousin of death”, or “you can sleep when you’re ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In life, you have to uphold a certain code for yourself. Whether it is in how you deal with people professionally or on a personal level, we all have a way that we believe we should be treated and how we should treat others. All of this rings true for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The absence of White bodies doesn’t make a space Black-only. People of color have been consciously and unconsciously conditioned to see themselves as less than. Physically separating oneself from White bodies does nothing to deal with the psychological damage that comes from being inculcated with the myth of White supremacy. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is the beginning of a new era in Los Angeles. And while many believe that Lakers fans are jumping the gun by anointing Lonzo Ball the savior of the Purple & Gold, rarely does the potential of a player generate this much buzz around the league. There was seemingly ...