(ThyBlackMan.com) In a formative scene that occurs about midway through Lee Daniels’ The Butler, audiences are presented with imagery from two widely divergent events that are purportedly unfolding at the exact same time. The drama is delivered in flashing, back-and-forth takes that accentuate the contrast between these two seemingly opposing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Shop ’til you drop,” might be a clever slogan for advertisers, but it’s also a literal description of what happens when you shop in an attempt to feel happier. A study released this month reveals something that any emotional spender can already tell you: Feeling down can make you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I wasn’t really sure what to think when I saw the public back-and-forth taking place between Rev. Al Sharpton and Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. Most of these battles remind me of WWE wrestling: publicly-staged fights designed to provide just enough political theater to boost ratings. But something about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Bubba doesn’t care about Reverend Jackson’s “keep hope alive” mantra. He wants the custom of keeping a bar of soap alive in the prison’s community showers. Bubba can’t wait for Jesse Jackson, Jr. to lather up, drop a bar of generic soap and bend over to pick it up ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Looking for cheap dinner ideas that won’t break the bank? Food prices continue to climb, but there are still a lot of ways to shave off pennies, dimes and dollars from your food costs. Grocery shopping can be a real challenge, especially if you are on a limited budget. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Someone sent me a YouTube video of Actor Terrence Howard speaking on the use of The N-Word and how it should ultimately be removed from the English language. There has been a resurgence of intense conversation on the N-Word because of the upcoming (August 16, 2013) release of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Russell Simmons seems to understand one thing about the recent Harriet Tubman s*x Tape video that was released on the Internet: It was a huge mistake. After the uproar on the web, Simmons was apologetic and remorseful, saying that he was deeply sorry for what happened. As soon as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Who determines what racism is acceptable and what racism must be punished? What are the criteria? What has happened with Paula Deen and Fox “news analysts” (wink, wink) Bill O’Reilly has, for me, accentuated to whole question of racism is acceptability. Paula Deen, as I’m sure you know, has ...