(ThyBlackMan.com) Since most players in professional basketball and football are Black, it should come as no surprise that many high-profile Black athletes have become role models to young admirers who are also Black. Athletes such as football legend Jim Brown reached the professional ranks by overcoming tremendous odds with determination, perseverance, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My 9-year-old son’s favorite player is Ja Morant. I need to explain this further, so you really get it. The person writing this article, the one who contributed to giving my son life, grew up a Los Angeles Lakers fan, played for the Los Angeles Lakers, and won an ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For the fifth consecutive NBA season, the Most Valuable Player award was earned by someone born outside the U.S. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has emerged as one of the best NBA players in the league and has the hardware to prove it as he was recently awarded the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the best moments of the 2023 NFL Draft came on the second day of the draft when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Joey Porter Jr. with the first pick of the second round. It had to be disappointing for Porter Jr., a former star cornerback at Penn State, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For several reasons, the year 2020 was one of the most incredible, historic years in U.S. history. It was a unique year that could be defined by “three P’s”: Pandemic, Protest, and Politicians. Countless numbers of lives were affected by those “three P’s” in 2020 and continue to be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2023 NFL Draft is nearly here and one of the more important figures of the 2023 NFL off-season will finally have a home. Former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young made history as the first Heisman-winning QB in the illustrious history of that football program and sports fans throughout the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Often referred to as America’s pastime, baseball holds a special place in the hearts of so many citizens in this country. But, like many other professional sports leagues in America, baseball once conspired to keep the best African American players from participating on the main stage. America’s history of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Over a week ago, sports history was made following the LSU Tigers’ victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes for the women’s basketball Division I championship. The game drew 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2, according to fast national numbers by Nielsen, which made it the most viewed women’s basketball ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Among the many celebrities and notable people in attendance of the 2023 NAACP Image Awards was WNBA star Brittney Griner. During the event, Griner made an appearance on stage with her wife, Cherelle, and addressed the audience saying, “I want to thank everyone”. Griner also made a plea to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although the 2023 NBA All-Star Game was a bit of a dud, the 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game had its share of interesting moments and characters from Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf to Jimmy Kimmel Live correspondent Guillermo Rodriguez to musician/actress Janelle Monáe. One of the more interesting ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no doubt that African/Black hair is very special and unique. The ability to wear African hair in an incredible number of ways from afros to fades to locs to cornrows to many other unique styles speaks to the beauty and diversity of African people in the U.S. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African American history was celebrated at this year’s Super Bowl. It was the first time that two Black quarterbacks faced off against each other. John Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles and Patrick Mahomes played a good game, and the Chiefs won narrowly. The NFL is more than 100 years ...