(ThyBlackMan.com) Grandma used to say, “Boy, your actions speak so loud I can’t hear a damn thing you are saying!” This sums up perfectly the Republican Party and conservative’s relationship with the black community. Republicans have a great story to tell relative to the black community, but their actions drown out ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Father, Husband, Educator, Entrepreneur, Blogger, Podcaster Children need to be exposed to diverse learning opportunities like libraries, museums and cultural events. These expand their vision in what their talents, skills and abilities are that will help them in life. Fathers are key to their children’s success in life and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a new year and greater focus in HBCUs than in there was in the recent past. Today, there are 107 colleges in America that are identified by the US Department of Education as Historically Black Colleges and Universities also known as HBCUs. Of those 107, three are currently ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A new year is a time for reflection on the past and hope for the future. My new year’s wish this year is that across the country, every high school gives each graduate a diploma and a voter registration card, and every center of education and training — whether ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton were doing the right thing when attending the Ahmaud Arbery trial. They demonstrated the solidarity that the Black community has with each other when one of us appears to be lynched. Lynching has reverberations. Each of us, every Black person, is repulsed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sometimes I simply get tired of watching and reading the news. A lot of us do. And while I must stay informed and up to date, a temporary mental break is always welcomed. Sports becomes that outlet for me, particularly professional football. It is nice to be able to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My good buddy, Winston Churchill once told me, “To every man there comes a time in his life when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a great and mighty work, unique to him and fitted to his talents; what a tragedy if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The world’s greatest gymnast, Simone Biles, unexpectedly dropped out of this year’s Olympics in Japan and set off a global firestorm about mental health. She withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team final and the all-around competition. She later decided to compete in the women’s final for the balance beam ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Yes, today is another beautiful day of celebration but more so to let my fellow black Americans and black people living abroad in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America understand and know the reasons why the White man of America does not want the world to know about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many Americans have been hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine shot for various reasons; this hesitancy has been especially acute within the Black community. Most of this hesitancy within the Black community is well founded. Many of our experiences with the federal government has been painful, to say the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The use of technology to promote personal and business Brands has grown exponentially over the course of several years. Building a relationship online is strategic, planned and executed to obtain maximum visibility. HBCU students are in very competitive career choices and should apply their skills and talents online to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Far too many conservatives are far too quick to denounce the practice of identity politics. But of course, when discussing this issue most of the time no one clearly defines the meaning of the word identity politics. Identity politics in the private sector is called market segmentation. This simply ...