(ThyBlackMan.com) Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again – expecting different results. The question is, are African Americans as a people insane? It is a legitimate question, and one that deserves an answer. As a result of the 2008 Great Recession, the African American(AA) unemployment rate rose ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. — William Arthur Ward It’s interesting how the young folks have started using a term that describes what the older folks should be doing. I hear young people saying, “I’m grinding,” and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The author Stephen Covey writes, Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Your day is only as successful as your habits the night before. If you want to sleep better, think more clearly and prep yourself for an awesome tomorrow, try working the following good bedtime habits ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Once again, two nights ago, liberal hypocrisy was on full display at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s (WHCA) annual dinner. The dinner was begun in the early 1920s and usually the incumbent president and vice president of the United States attend. It is supposed to be a time of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Clearly you hear many people quote where the Bible says “judged not lest ye be judged” from Matthew 7:1 but it is not that simple. People usually cut it off at that and ignore the next verse. Verse 2 explains that judging in the wrong way is wrong and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last weekend, Beyonce released her visual for Lemonade, which was accompanied by her sixth album with the same title. And as expected, the media onslaught and her fellow “Beyhive” collective went on an arms race to crown Beyonce as the greatest thing since sliced bread was invented. Which of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” William Butler Yeats Student’s Build Your Brand and Reputation and Protect It The story of Laremy Tunsil is a strong lesson to middle and high school youth that their Social Media content can influence their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reggae is synonymous with the beautiful island of Jamaica, potent marijuana, and Rastafari. Reggae derived from the offspring of African slaves who were suffering from residue of a vicious plantocracy society. Reggae began in the Kingston slums of Trench Town, Rema, Back-O-Wall and Jungle . Ironically, unknown to most fans ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In my “struggles” as a recovering procrastinator, I have learned a simple lesson: You can look extremely productive while producing not much of anything. In the name of “planning,” we procrastinate. We analyze, plan, research, mull over, and consider. Then we analyze some more, plan some more, and research ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a recent Huffington Post article, U2’s Bono was noted as contemplating why church music isn’t more like the Psalms of The Holy Bible, which displays a full range of human emotions from anger, irritation, sadness and bliss. Typically, I skim through articles with such criticisms and briefly wonder ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Joseph Goebbels said, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” While I realize that Goebbels was Hitler’s Propaganda Minister, in no way am I comparing Donald Trump’s campaign to Hitler. Such comparisons are over-the-top nonsense. Trump is not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump is good for African Americans. No I have not hit my head and no I am not on drugs. I realize he has no real plans for anything but to build a wall. I am very aware that he insults Hispanics, Muslims, women and handicapped people. I ...