(ThyBlackMan.com) As Christians, we sometimes live below-average lives. Being people of God is construed by many to be sweatier, heavier and burdensome. Many are the times that people tell us that they are afraid to get saved because they do not know if they will manage to be all that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think of Beyoncé, you think of more than just the music. She’s not only a performer but a cultural icon, a woman who has carefully crafted her art while simultaneously shaping discussions about identity, feminism, love, and ambition. As a music lover who also appreciates the historical ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Faith Evans has always been one of those R&B artists who could balance gospel-rooted vocals with contemporary grooves and heartfelt storytelling. From the mid-1990s onward, she carved a lane as one of the most dependable vocalists in urban music. Her songs are the kind that hold weight years later—timeless ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The French philosopher Albert Camus reportedly said, “Without work all life is rotten but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. Now, historians are suggesting he may have not uttered or written those exact words but been paraphrased by one of his biographers. No matter. The sentiment is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Jackson was more than just the King of Pop. His artistry, philanthropy, and vision for humanity were deeply woven into the words he spoke outside of the recording studio. Beyond the glittering glove and moonwalk, Jackson was a man driven by compassion, creativity, and a belief that music ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The living and live-streamed tragedy titled “Trump in Ignorance, Anger and Revenge” continues to play itself out on the national and international stage, causing the great suffering, sorrow, destruction and distress the word was coined for. His latest iteration of embodied and imposed tragedy is his staged lowdown showdown ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Octavia E. Butler, the groundbreaking science fiction writer, was never just a novelist. She was a cultural historian of possibility—mapping futures that reflected the deep struggles, dreams, and contradictions of the present. Through her words, she offered both a warning and a hope: humanity could fall to its worst ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Force MDs stand as one of the most influential yet sometimes underappreciated groups in the history of R&B. Emerging from Staten Island, New York, in the early 1980s, the group pioneered a blend of hip-hop street corner doo-wop with silky R&B balladry, helping to lay the foundation for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Discussing and debating political history, whether domestic or international, is a cherished pastime which transcends cultural or geographic boundaries. In America, we love to verbally joust in barbershops, basements, and bars. We sit in the present, pontificating about what our certain course of action would be when uncertainty reigned ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups embodied the late ’70s blend of funk, disco, and soul quite like Heatwave. Formed in the mid-1970s, the group became internationally known for their infectious grooves, smooth ballads, and the timeless songwriting of Rod Temperton, who would later go on to pen classics for Michael Jackson. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Jazmine Sullivan has built her reputation as one of R&B’s most powerful voices by blending raw emotion with masterful storytelling. From bold declarations of heartbreak to intimate reflections on vulnerability, her songs resonate because they feel honest and lived-in. Each track is more than music—it’s a narrative that captures ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The US National Archives announced its release of thousands of pages of records on the Emmett Till Lynching in 1955. It timed it with the 70th anniversary of the brutal racial slaying of Till. It called the killing a “watershed moment in American history”. That’s an understatement for both personal ...