Floyd Mayweather Jr Twitter tweets…

(ThyBlackMan.com) It has been made increasingly clear over recent months that when World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-6, 26 KO’s) takes to his Twitter account it is done with drama in mind. Floyd Mayweather Jr has been successful at staying relevant through his Twitter’s, mainly to his arch rival World Boxing... [Read more...]

Black Athletes Bathing Within Ignorance…

(ThyBlackMan.com) I receive a phone call from a friend of mine who teaches elementary school. She told me that she’d spent the week excited about the fact that some college basketball players were coming to her school to eat lunch with the kids. She thought that her inner city students would gain from the chance to be mentored by the men they saw... [Read more...]

Kobe Bryant divorce, 3 Things that stand out…

(ThyBlackMan.com) Three things we learned from Kobe Bryant’s divorce that we can take with us. Recently, it has been announced that Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant have filed for divorce and just scored a mega deal that even athletes and entertainers wish they could achieve. Vanessa now will take 75 million dollars (half of his estate) and also take... [Read more...]

Tim Tebow Effect…

(ThyBlackMan.com) Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Tim Tebow is an unapologetic, outspoken born-again Christian.  No politically correct, careful not to offend anyone, skirting around the issue of his faith for Tebow.  When interviewed after winning a game, Tebow says, “First, I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Numerous... [Read more...]

Michael Jordan Engaged, 5 Questions Black People are Asking..

(ThyBlackMan.com) After NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan was engaged to long-time girlfriend Yvette Prieto this week, a lot of folks in the black community looked at their computer screens with a crooked neck.  Not that anyone is particularly interested in the personal life of Michael Jordan, but some were trying to make sense out of why this 48-year... [Read more...]

NBA Mark Cuban, yes Openly Gay Player is welcome.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Is the NBA ready for an openly gay player? NBA Owner Mark Cuban thinks so. The prospect of a head female coach and openly gay players in the NBA may have at once seemed as unlikely as the African-American president who now resides in the White House. But the times, they are a changin’. Billionaire NBA Dallas Mavericks owner... [Read more...]

Tim Tebow, and Black QB Debate….

(ThyBlackMan.com) As an undergraduate I wrote a senior thesis entitled “The Myth of the Black Quarterback,” where-in I concluded that Black athletes, and specifically Black quarterbacks, have constantly had to fight with the racial “demons” of the past. Namely, their success has often fallen victim to the struggle to transcend an “intellectually... [Read more...]

Ndamukong Suh Anger Management?

(ThyBlackMan.com) There is an obvious explanation for the ejection and probable suspension of Ndamukong Suh during the much anticipated Lions –Packers Turkey Day game. While there is more vacant land in Detroit than there is land in San Francisco, that is mostly outside Ford Field. But on the football field where gladiators battle, linemen who don’t... [Read more...]

Tim Tebow, Sarah Palin why the hate?

(ThyBlackMan.com) Tim Tebow is really annoying to certain people in a Sarah Palin sort of way.  Whenever Tim or Sarah shows up, an uncomfortable feeling accompanies him or her, and it’s called conviction.  One definition for “convict” is “to impress with a sense of guilt.”  That is precisely what Tim Tebow and Sarah... [Read more...]

NBA Lockout So What, Black America Shall Survive…

(ThyBlackMan.com) Well, that about does it. The NBA owners say they’ve made their best offer. The players responded Monday by vowing to file an antitrust lawsuit. The owners are continuing legal action of their own. So, after months of hard feelings, contentious negotiations and downright ridiculous claims (did a union attorney really say owners... [Read more...]

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