(ThyBlackMan.com) Having served the NAACP for ten years in several capacities, including branch president, and having donated money to its causes, I take no pleasure in writing this exposé. But it is our responsibility to clean up our own organizations. For example, President Cornell Brooks sends missives on a regular ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every year you participate in the office Secret Santa pool, and every year you get saddled buying for the weirdest person in the office. As much as you’d prefer to go the easy route and buy a gift certificate, you have principles. You just can’t allow yourself to buy ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most Americans have embraced a philosophy of “go-along-to get-along,” and that’s a philosophy that has never served minorities, or the working class, well. It’s a philosophy that only serves to maintain the status quo. So if you’re at the bottom of the ladder, not being paid a living wage, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We all have wants, and we all have needs. I totally acknowledge those facts. The vast majority of Americans want to own guns. They feel the need to exercise their 2nd Amendment right to bear arms as stated in the Constitution of the United States. Whether U.S. citizens choose ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Single-dads are fast becoming the unsung heroes of parenting. Whether raising a child alone or co-parenting, the challenges faced by this fast-growing sector of American society are huge. In fact, the last fifty years has seen a veritable explosion of single-dads in American society. According to the Pew Research ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nowadays, it’s become easier for businesses to expand their bases to different areas of the globe. Going global has indeed become quite a trend, especially for businesses which are more focused on the online market rather than the traditional marketplace. If you have an enterprise and a website, you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After Stephen Curry dethroned King James in the NBA finals, a cross country discussion began about Steph replacing Lebron as the best player on the planet. In a news conference, directly after the game, Lebron, in his usual cavalier persona, informed every viewer that he, and he alone, is the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I know when that Hotling Bling…” That’s my jam right there. I have it as my ring tone. So, when I hear my phone start singing… “I know it can only mean one thing”….And, then I remember Drake’s song… “Look What You’ve Done for Me….” That’s a deep song. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Competition for employment, internships, scholarships, grants and other forms of financial assistance and entrance into higher education has grown tremendously in the past years. Students should understand that digital tools and resources that aid in obtaining/starting a professional career should be welcomed and a investment in time. Social Media ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week was a strange week for me. On two different social media sites, I had people deciding that they needed to defend themselves against something I shared… something that I didn’t share specifically with either one of them. On the first one, I put up something on Facebook ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What’s going to make your new year more successful than the previous one? What does it take to really get something out of your life in the New Year that you failed to get before? The answer? Get rid of ‘mental fat’. If too much body fat (dead weight) ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no shortage of tips for African American students intending on making it through and succeeding through college as graduate and undergraduate students. Universities and colleges, professors, organizations, public officials, advocates, bloggers and websites as well as others all weigh in heavily for giving advice on how to ...