(ThyBlackMan.com) We all go through losing seasons – those times when the L’s outweigh the W’s and we feel constantly at odds with ever being successful and getting what we want. It’s a season of loss, anxiety, disappointment and setback. It may involve the loss of a loved one; a financial ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After Roy Moore’s defeat at the hands of Alabama voters—driven by Black voter turnout, especially the votes of Black women—we saw the celebration, credit-taking, and meaning-making that usually accompanies a progressive electoral victory. But one thing was different this time. This time, mainstream media and social media feeds flooded with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Change is scary. Change makes the average individual cling to the familiar. So it’s no stretch to say that at the end of one year and the beginning of another, humans are split down the middle in relation to how we adjust ourselves to change. Some scoff at the need ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Taking a much needed breather from work I necessary to keep us on target to meet the goals we set. However, we know time is an entity that, once gone, can never be recovered. Too often we allow distractions to stand between us, and the goals we have set to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Trump’s stance on global warming may not be all that encouraging, but rest assured that America is still doing its bit in regards to fighting it and cleaning our earth’s environment. To see just how America is doing this and what it is doing to do it, make sure to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (“Excerpts from the book titled, “The Fix This Time” @amazon.com/dp/B00MI3PD2M) I write this piece not to alarm you, but to sound the alarm! Republicans are betting on American workers’ and retirees’ disinterest in this topic, (read The Fix This Time!) up until the time the cuts actually happen in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What does the future hold for black children? In an era in which we are witnessing high incidences of suspensions and expulsions, and low reading proficiency scores, what do our children need to be constantly reminded of? In two words: their greatness! Greatness is the hallmark of success for our ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the mist of the celebration, resolutions, and happiness remember those in your circle and family that are seeing the New Year as a source of pain. 2018 will bring a newness in the life of some that is neither wanted nor celebrated. They will need the support of their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are claims that racism doesn’t come as an issue in America any longer. Many citizens of the United States still consider the election of the President Obama to be the best evidence to the given statement. However, as some researchers point out, racism is not eliminated completely, it has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since 1863, the supposedly absolution of slavery…on into this 21st century…there has been one constant, Black America’s protracted begging, moaning and groaning for equality, looking for its salvation through either the Democratic or Republican political parties. Though there has been some progress, these pleas for the most part, are met ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With 2017 now in the rear view mirror and an important election year ahead, does Donald Trump stand a chance of remaining president and keeping his party infatuated with power; still cruising past 2018? Let us examine the facts with a view to the 2018 Mid Term Elections. Trump has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are a nation of 325 million people. We have a bit of control over the behavior of our 535 elected representatives in Congress, the president and the vice president. But there are seven unelected people who have life-and-death control over our economy and hence our lives — the seven ...