(ThyBlackMan.com) According to Statista, 73% of the US population had a social media profile in 2015, a figure that grows significantly year on year. The question remains, then: if social media makes us feel so bad, why do we continue to subscribe and take part? Fear of missing out no doubt ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a huge problem these days within our community with this thing called respectability politics, that’s harmful and counterproductive to our community as a whole. Intro: Here are several types of respectability politics that currently exists in our community. 1. Colorism – Many people in the “conscious” community often ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Malcolm X was quoted as saying, “The Nation of Islam was the best thing to happen for the Black man; but Niggers ruined it. Tupac was quoted as saying, “NIGGAS is an acronym for Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished. And, Reverend Jesse Jackson, who ran for President in 1984, buried ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Virtually every parent on the planet wants the best for their children but the problem of “helicopter parenting” is always a concern with raising children. Psychotherapist and parent educator Dr. Haim Ginott coined the phrase “helicopter parenting” in his 1969 book “Between Parent and Teenager”. The phrase became so prominent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to CNN, the average American spends nearly over half a day staring at a screen whether it be a phone, computer, TV or tablet. Our habits define us. But how true is this for our digital habits? Are we the same online as offline? In the early days of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am about fairness regardless of who, or what, is on the table. It is very important that while we acknowledge issues in the community, such as mental health, we don’t commit hypocrisy. What we demand of others as human beings cannot be excused amongst our own. When white males ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every few weeks I get invited to join a pro black Facebook group. These groups tend to be populated with passionate brothers and sisters who use the larger platform to share their perspectives on the continued effects of colonialism, structural racism, and patriarchy on the black community. The best groups ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The loss of a loved one is understandably hard on a family, and individuals. It’s a time when emotions are high and, if this is the first loss for a family unit, everyone finds themselves in uncomfortable shoes. Funeral preparation is often handled on a very tight schedule with a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are being conditioned just about every day of our lives. Some of it is positive but most of the conditioning we are bombarded with is negative. The bottom line is that it’s happening at a level we do not comprehend and, unfortunately, it’s been happening all of our lives. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Any black person who has questioned the validity of the pro-black movement has inevitably been encouraged to watch documentaries such as ’13’ and ‘Hidden Colors’ by those indoctrinated by such ideology to prove that the plight of black Americans is so sad that it is an insult to walk around ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a group, black Americans have made the greatest gains — over some of the highest hurdles and in a very short span of time — of any racial group in mankind’s history. What’s the evidence? If one totaled up the earnings of black Americans and considered us as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Those conservatives, and particularly prominent conservative pundits, who have insisted upon second-guessing President Donald Trump’s recent decisions to unleash our military toward the objective of re-establishing America’s pre-eminence on the world stage utterly sicken me. It’s been well-established that Mr. Trump is not an ideological conservative, but it escapes ...