(ThyBlackMan.com) An argument followed by deadly gunshots. The victim – 22 year old Kasandra Perkins – murdered by her 25 year-old boyfriend Jovan Belcher. Approximately 15 minutes following the 7:50 a.m. shooting came yet another round of gunfire from Jovan; that single shot resulted in Jovan succumbing to the same ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The radical right came after NBC Sportscaster Bob Costas, as he spoke in support of comments made by an African-American sportswriter, Jason Whitlock, as they also did yours truly. We had expressed discontent with the gun violence that has run amok in the cities of urban America. The death ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Loving yourself is paramount, no matter what shape, size or color you are. I call it being flawsome: you + your flaws + awesome = flawsome.”  These are the words from the great Tyra Banks, who is set to grace the cover of Cosmopolitan South Africa next month.  Tyra ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs was, without question, a tragedy among tragedies.  I feel terrible for this family and as a father myself, I wish that Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kassandra Perkins, had sought the help they needed to survive such a terrible ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The first music video ever played on MTV predicted the next 30 years of American popular music. If you don’t have hot a music video in rotation now, you can’t exist as a mainstream artist in hip-hop or any other popular genre. This you already know. And it will ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Next to “why did Adam eat the apple?” I swear this is the oldest question in the world. “Why did he cheat?” Like to hear it; here we go. One. There must be a woman willing to cheat with him (that’s easy). Two. He must give in to temptation. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Where do we go after the second election of President Barack Obama? I want it to be known, that I’m proud to have Barack Obama as the President of the United States of America. I’m proud of his ability to lead and to be a role model. That being ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) With the Christmas season in full bloom, I am amazed how such a simple celebration has now become so controversial.  How can people find a way to criticize the meaning of Christmas that I grew up with? Christmas has always meant recognizing the birth of the baby Jesus, giving ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Blacks don’t commit suicide or so it was thought. In the wake of the murder suicide of NFL player Jovan Belcher it makes one wonder what in the life of anyone could be so bad that they would seek out death as a form of comfort. Unfortunately we will ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Black Hollywood: The good, the bad, the ugly. Tune in tonight as T.J. Holmes speaks to John Singleton. BET 11P/10C.   Kendrick Lamar, one of the hottest new names in Hip Hop, shall also make an appearance. For more info regarding the show Don’t Sleep, feel free to click ...