(ThyBlackMan.com) The numbers are staggering, and are showing little sign of letting up. More and more teenage girls being sent to juvenile hall, reform school, and on to prison. The rising number of teenage girls involved in street gangs–not just as followers, but as leaders. In hallways of many schools, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For Black Women the versatility of hair is engrained into the culture. Currently, we are in a time whereby more Black Women feel comfortable wearing their hair naturally. Many are coming into themselves in a way that will not allow the status quo to determine what is done with hair. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reflections of a proud father: My daughter Kathryn, declared once she graduated from kindergarten, “girls can do anything dad; one day I’m gonna be a doctor!” I responded incredulously, you go girl!” I shall revisit this premise again at the close of this article. One need only look to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It seems the “I got to get mine” disease is taken over our community like the plague. Family, which is the cornerstone, of community is disappearing as elders’ transition from this life. It seems as though we loved the support, and encouragement the elders gave us, but we are not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What does Lil’ Kim and countless black women like her have in common? They are what you call side chicks-women that married or involved men have relationships with. A ThyBlackMan staff writer by the name of Chelle St, James put it most honestly in her piece called Side Chicks Be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Forum is always an exciting combination of a policy wonk reunion, a series of issues forums, and the ever-present parties, receptions, and celebrations. Some enjoy deriding the gathering as “nothing but a party”, but in fact it’s an opportunity for networking, information gathering, strategizing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Heels are beautiful, and can make the legs look longer. They make the calves pop, and walking in them for a period of time is definitely a workout. There seems to be a bit of a trend starting that promotes workouts in heels. Granted a doctor would tell us working ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is plenty of work that needs to be done in black community, and it will have to start with men and women. We can all be on one accord that saving our children is a priority, but until black men and women can unify our children are lost. There ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is good quality to be open, free and honest. However, sometimes the biggest hearts incur great amounts of emotional pain. Sometimes this can be traced back to a lack of boundaries. There are certain things that should be known by you, and you alone. Some thought and experiences should ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Are you the type of individual, who absolutely loves testing your brain? Do you adore stepping back in time and experiencing nostalgia? If you answered yes to both of these questions, it is high time you got yourself a tough puzzle. These puzzles are incredibly complicated, yet surprisingly fun ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The African-American community is a complex map of dysfunction, bitterness, and blatant negativity. Many times the outside world is curious as to why black people are so screwed up. What’s also sad is that you see so much emphasizing about how black mothers are destroying their sons, but never ...
Seven financial tips a black woman should follow: How black women can get back on track financially.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Being female and black is hard when it comes to money because that’s how many of us as women struggle to survive on. So many of us are living check to check and not thinking about things at the long-term aspect. Yet there’s seven things a black woman needs ...