(ThyBlackMan.com) Ever since Black America’s self-prescribed, self-directed, effective, and much-needed Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the American systemic has continually worked relentlessly to find ways of combating or diluting the efforts of the Black community—one of which is paying attention to and promoting only those blacks who are willing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Will Smith is the consummate professional. The actor, rapper, producer, family man, and philanthropist is simply known as the Fresh Prince to Generation X. As a teenager I will never forget Will Smith as a rapper. He and DJ Jazzy Jeff were the cool kids back in the day. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have never met Beyonce or Jay-Z so this entry here is off of just pure opinion and the things that I have witnessed over the years by watching this power couple. I remember back when I had just finished High School, rumors were swirling that Beyonce and Jay-Z ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sanford is a city of about 54,000 people with a significant black population of approximately 30% or 16,200 people. If one percent of the population of Sanford or 540 people showed up and protested in downtown Sanford, it would change the makeup of the thrust of local government in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So…..last night I went to go see “Think Like A Man” and of course it was packed in the theater. Without revealing the movie for those that desire to see it, I will write on what stood out to me the most. Basically the premise of the movie is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few months ago on the campaign trail, while giving a television interview following his Florida primary win, Presumptive Presidential Candidate Willard “Mitt” Romney said: ”I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.” Although many considered this a gaff, it is more reflective of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Essence Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Constance White, was forced to back pedal when one of her editors, Michael Bullerdick, forgot that even a “private” Facebook page (pic below) can still end up embarrassing you in public. Michael Bullerdick, the infamous White guy hired at Essence as a Managing Editor last summer, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Okay, he is at it again. Kanye West even got the President to say some things about his off kilter rants and stunts that he has pulled over the past few years. I always believed that he would be bigger than Jay-Z, but I was wrong. Kanye West still ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Jay-Z –aka- Shawn Carter is no stranger to the streets. He was raised in the projects and has transformed his life in to one of the most successful careers in entertainment. As a rapper, he has changed how the art form is performed and viewed in critic’s eyes. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Did you see George Zimmerman at his bond hearing this morning? He lost some more weight. Got a little darker. Found his cheek bones. He even put on a suit with his shackles. He was solemn. He looked remorseful even if he wasn’t. He looked like a man who ...