(ThyBlackMan.com) The sad truth There is, unfortunately, an indisputable truth in America: that black mothers, and their babies, die at a staggering rate during childbirth. When compared to their white counterparts, even across class lines, the difference is shocking. Even during their prenatal appointments, black women are treated unbelievably poorly. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Which of the two dozen or so Democratic presidential candidates is going to carry black voters next year? The answer to that question is likely to be identical to the answer to the question “Which candidate is going to be the Democratic nominee, and maybe the president?” For years, black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My car, which has a “Trump/Pence” bumper sticker was keyed. While pumping gas, a motorist seemed impressed by my courage to have a Trump bumper sticker. People have told me they are afraid to wear a MAGA cap or have a Trump sign on their lawn. Having to feel so ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The prominence of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments during the month of March is clear. The ratings for the men’s tournament have been nice and there should be renewed interest in the women’s tournament because longtime dynasty UConn was not the number one seed it usually is so ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever heard about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? As a rule, it looks like a pyramid with the following layers: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love, esteem needs, and self-actualization. Do you see higher education here? That’s right, it’s nowhere to be found. Higher education has never been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Though this legal battle with Kaepernick has been resolved, he isn’t going away either. The league will forever have to live with the fact that it was complicit in destroying someone’s career simply because he wished to bring attention to the injustices suffered by his people. If owners and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no more positive affirmation among African-American men than the following statement, “I am my Brother’s Keeper.” Within that five-word declarative sentence, one discovers an unyielding hope that as a collective, Black men will survive the torrential rain that has destroyed droves of their brethren. Unfortunately for righteous, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Less than two weeks ago, on March 22, Kelley Jackson, founder of the Cane River Film Festival, hosted the second annual event held in beautiful Natchitoches, Louisiana. The two-day event started off with a film showcase at local high school, Louisiana school for math, science, and arts, at 715 University ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to keeping copies of vital documents, safety and security mean an awful lot. Because of that, the vast majority of business owners have been steadily migrating their documents to computer files. While this may be a safe thing to do – and it’s often incredibly secure – ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is unfathomable that the federal minimum wage has not been increased in more than a decade, since 2007, that the wage, at $7.25 per hour has remained flat through recession and recovery, through extremely high unemployment rates and much lower ones. Republicans have absolutely refused to consider minimum wage ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is there any number of illegal border crossings into the United States that would strike Democrats as an emergency? As they resisted President Trump’s efforts to stem the flow of illegal migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, many Democrats made the point that fewer migrants are coming today than years ago, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A tough list to make without a doubt considering the tremendous amount of content that is out there in the atmosphere today. Programs have arisen from the ranks of Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, and so many online sources like YouTube and Venmo. Black creators like Issa Rae, Key and Peele, Mara ...