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Yesterday morning when I checked my twitter timeline I expected to see one of two things. 1) Sports talk about how the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a thrilling overtime win against the San Antonio Spurs and 2) hip-hop discussions surrounding J. Cole, Kanye West and/or Jay-Z. Instead I was greeted with discussions of […]

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What’s in it for Me: Black Men Avoid Marriage Longer than Every Other Race

June 3, 2013 WisdomIsMisery

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On a prior post, It’s Ok to Be Superficial, an interesting comment thread transpired on why marriage occurs so late in the black community. I thought it was interesting and needed minimal context for everyone to follow along. I’ve selected certain excerpts from the 12-reply comment thread as follows: Wildflower: I don’t think men are […]

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6 Ways the Black Male Scarcity Myth Hurts Men

October 25, 2012 Guest Post

By Patia Braithwaite One of my male best friends is quite the catch. He’s a handsome, educated, motivational speaker, and an Amazon bestselling author. He’s got the face, the body, and he’s just incredibly dope. Every girl needs a guy like him on her team. Recently, while drinking fresh-squeezed lemonade on 53rd street and Lexington […]

Dating

Why Are So Many Black Men Single: A Different Take on an Old Topic

August 17, 2012 Dr. J

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Today at 7:15 PM I’ll be on “The Daily Drum” which broadcasts locally in Washington DC on WHUR 96.3 & nationally on H.U.R. Voices Sirius XM Channel 141 to have a conversation on “ Why Are So Many Black Men Single.” If you have time, please check me out. Before going on the show, […]

Empowerment

When America Turns Its Back on Black Boys

November 15, 2011 Dr. J

I grew up at a time in America when parents never sparred the rod, in fact, the entire neighborhood never sparred the rod. I grew up at a time when my best friend’s father was, at times, more influential than my own father. I grew up at a time when par for the course was […]

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Why Are Educated Black Men Obsessed with Being Thugs?

May 17, 2011 Dr. J

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**Before we get to the post, we wanted to announce that Single Black Male is a finalist in 4 categories in the Black Weblog Awards this year thanks to your nominations! We need your help one more time! Please vote for us in the finals for Best Blog Design, Best Blog Post Series, Best Sex […]

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Why Are Black Men So Rude?

May 10, 2011 Dr. J

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[Dr. J is admiring himself in the mirror, while Reecie is laid comfortably on the bed in nothing but her red heels reading last week’s post from her BlackBerry.] Reecie: “Listen to me, the situation is going to happen to one of you.” <<<— this is rude. LMAO Me: How is that rude? Reecie: […]

Marriage

Why Black Men Prefer to Not Get Married

March 22, 2011 Dr. J

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“This is sort of like when Tupac, came out with I Ain’t Mad At Ya. It seemed like there were so many songs with that same beat. Or maybe it’s like when every dancehall artist has to drop a track on the same beat. However, Wis had a great post last week on Black men […]

Men

I Love Chelsea Handler

January 27, 2011 Dr. J

Let me preface this post by saying this will be more ignorant than Rza. For those of you who don’t listen to Kanye West or hip-hop, because I know most of you roll together, Rza makes that track when he says, “Champagne wishes and thirty white b*tches!” One time me and my boy are hanging […]

Men

The 2011 Brother’s New Year’s Resolutions

January 6, 2011 Dr. J

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People ask me sometimes why I don’t go to church all that much, or why I’m not the most religious person in the world and I reply to them, “I really just don’t think that anyone knows God well enough to tell me how to love my God. If he’s supposed to be mine, […]