(ThyBlackMan.com) If you were asked to describe yourself, would you consider body language? In most cases the answer would likely be, no. Yet, we go through our entire lives being judged or judging other people on their body language. The question was presented to an audience of women at a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This topic is a sensitive one and may offend those who think it’s nothing wrong with their behavior, as a woman I recognize that sometimes we can get drawn into things without being aware of it and once it happens, it’s a little too late. But what about when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve never liked that “Ebony and Ivory” stuff. Many Black people describe each other as “dark-skinned”. As a child, I never really thought about it but when I was confronted with white people who call all people of color who aren’t pale “dark-skinned”, I began to think. Maybe I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why is that many Black women would rather say, “That’s how men are” when they should be saying “I don’t like that characteristic in a person, period—be they friend, boyfriend, father, husband, or otherwise”? Many of us still insist that men should run our households, our churches, our jobs, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) She’s standing at the corner, gold chain on her neck, hoop earrings in both ears, and neck swivelling – 360 degree circles at 360 miles per hour. Mmmmhmm – Shaniqua is angry. She wants you to know about it. You WILL know about it. Shaniqua’s angry because – her ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I sit here just shy off of my monthly sista circle in which we discussed the ever so challenging presumed identity of the bitter black woman I began to wonder to myself where do people get these ideas from and who told them they were true. We are constantly ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This article is a web writing series in response to Oprah Winfrey’s Lifeclass — conducted virtually via the internet from October 10th through October 15th, 2011 I decided to enroll in Oprah Winfrey’s Lifeclass this past week. The promotion was so enticing. Oprah Winfrey televised a sneak preview of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anger is defined by most medical professionals as an emotion. The raw emotion of anger which, according to the professionals is healthy is usually brought about because an action has occurred that spurs some personal discomfort, dislike or some kind of irritation. Whilst anger is healthy, anger uncontrolled manifest ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a blog entry entitled My Child’s Spoils of War, I made a reference to the fallout between God and Eve with respect to the fall of man. In the proclamation of woman’s punishment (she had not yet been named “Eve”), among other things such as pain during childbirth, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Date yourself! Yes, the first step to attracting a date is to realistically look in the mirror and consider if you were on the other side, would you date that person. The second step is to identity five things that make you fun, interesting and appealing and write them ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before I begin, let me quote the late, great, Booker T. Washington who said, “Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color.” For ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no doubt that I am a black woman, I am probably what is considered to be a real black woman, kinky haired, so called now described type 4 with no real curl pattern with which to classify it as good hair. I am hearing this term again ...