(ThyBlackMan.com) I have heard it said that in many cases, professional athletes really want to be rappers and rock stars. Actors and actresses want to be politicians. And as for politicians, some of them behave as if they want to be all of the above. What other explanation could there ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I like Spike Lee. I really can’t believe that it’s been 27 years since his breakthrough flick “She’s Gotta Have It” flooded the consciousness of the masses. He’s gone on to make some real classics, Malcolm X of course being my lead favorite from his vast body of work. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sometimes there are some very enjoyable days that I experience living here in the United States, it’s those special times that make me desire to have that level of bliss all of the time but sometimes I figure that it’s just too much to ask…….but even then I can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You’ve heard it many times: You are what you think. But thoughts often become words before they become actions. So it’s safe to say this: You are also what you say. In fact, neuroscientists have now proven that just saying powerful words can make you more powerful. For example, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most of us know the narrative of the deadbeat dad: The man who shows up to make babies, but never comes by to take care of them. Maybe he doesn’t pay child support, doesn’t spend time with his children, or has more babies mamas than the local maternity ward. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Barack Obama’s ascendance to the oval office was worth a fraction of the importance which has been claimed, the president would do something to stop the human catastrophe of mass incarceration and the destruction it has wrought on black Americans. Instead he has officially given it his blessing. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The fact blacks praised Jay Z for his comments on the Zimmerman verdict and bashed CNN’s Don Lemon for pointing out the problems blacks bring on themselves is exactly what’s wrong with “Black America.” I’ve always rejected the news media and self-appointed black leaders’ persistent efforts in relegating blacks ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This month Homeland star David Harewood has criticised the lack of opportunities for young black actors in the UK and advised them to head Stateside to find stardom. He is not the only one: more and more black UK actors have begun to realise that they might never find ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hold the presses! Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, those bad “Black militant” leaders who all these years have exercised a Svengali-like influence over the masses have lost their clout. So says Black conservative pundit John McWhorter in the July 17 The New Republic magazine. Writing at his oiliest, McWhorter begins his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It has been a long and rocky ride down the economic slope for the Motor City, a city I know well. Procter & Gamble hired me out of the University of Wisconsin after I graduated in 1970. Knowing I was about to be drafted, they placed me in Toledo, ...