(ThyBlackMan.com) How to be a black man that sets a standard and not a statistic. When you look at the politicians and the platforms in which they stand, it is quite often that the black man and woman come into the spotlight. And while we want to have acknowledgement and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.” Matthew 25:21 In recent days we have heard much about efforts to demonstrate our frustration and anger about the killing of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the midst and aftermath of so many people (esp. African Americans) being shot and killed by police officers around this country, something has to be lawfully done that will end police brutality. This article is going to empower you, the citizen, to lawfully do just that. But first ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Unemployment was up in June. Those who follow the monthly unemployment reports highly anticipated the June report. The reason this report was so highly anticipated has a lot to do with May’s report which indicated the national economy only created 38,000 jobs. To put that number in perspective, it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Another school year is approaching and parents are gathering their resources to prepare their children for another year of academic success or academic challenge. Parents must be realistic in their child or children’s readiness for the expectations that will be placed on them for academic engagement. All students are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The hard and fast rule in presidential politics since the 1960s is that you don’t talk frankly about race on the campaign trail. Presumptive Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine can break that rule. Kaine got his start as a civil rights lawyer, and indeed notes that as a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Based on traditional campaigning markers and guideposts, experts predict Trump will go down in humiliating defeat to Hillary Clinton. I think they are wrong folks. Michael Jackson said, “I’m not like other guys.” I say Donald Trump is not like other politicians. When Donald Trump announced his bid for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Too many of us are psychologically trained to overly depend on bigots to give us what we need. Here are 6 ways to end that economic dependence that will help us advance socially and economically. 1. Stop Breeding Your Child To Be Sent To The Economic Slaughterhouse – It’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who has experienced childbirth can attest to this fact: no great change comes into the world without pain. From our earliest origins as a nation we have been torn by a fundamental contradiction between our ideals and our reality. With great pain, we are closing that gap, squaring ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black people truly seem invisible to the Republican Party. In fact, sometimes we’re on the verge of being non-existent to the GOP. After the shellacking the GOP got in 2012, I thought my party had learned a painful lesson—that myopically focusing on the white vote wasn’t the path to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sometimes the best path to happiness is a very intentional one. There are many times when circumstances and stress sap your joy, and you have to find your happy on purpose. Journaling is one way to pause, reflect and shift your attitude in a positive direction. In the 9th ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This past week, many black female athletes in The WNBA took a stand in support of black people which we know is clearly against the rules because the racist power structure of The WNBA didn’t like it one bit because they made it clear that their liberalist caucasoid prorities ...