(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 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Studio 1034, based in Houston, Texas, will have the pleasure of featuring the artwork of Lovie Olivia, on September 24, 2011. Lovie Olivia is from Houston, Texas. Olivia’s work has been shown at MOCHA-Museum of Cultural Arts Houston, Spacetaker, the Tipping Point, Arthello Beck Gallery, Catalina Coffee and Winterstreet ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If people who read my column know one thing, it is that I am unafraid to say what I believe. I am also unafraid to leave out the sugarcoating. For example, I believe that many Black men and women have been polarized by feminist propaganda. We could get into ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Thanks for The Help An open letter to African American Book Clubs & Readers: A response to your support for The Help As important as your role is to the African American literary community, I feel it is prudent that I address you at this hour. First, I want ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Bitterness is a hateful and spiteful condition of the heart that evolves out of being wronged or thinking that one has been mistreated. It involves continual contemplation of hurtful things done to you, which typically results in displaced anger that never seems to go away. Within the context of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Essence Magazine’s Demetria Lucas (who I consider a friend after having her on my show once) recently hit on her oft-discussed topic of black women and relationships by questioning whether or not the stereotype of the single, bitter black woman is true. Her words were a reflection of comments made by Ralph Richard ...