(ThyBlackMan.com) There has been a lot of speculation about Whitney Houston’s alleged drug problems and while no official cause of death has been issued for the popular singer, that is not stopping people from attributing her death to illicit drug use. It will not be surprising when and if Drug ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Greatest Love of All. That was my favorite Whitney Houston song based on the fact that as a first grader, I sang it to my mom to make her feel better when she was sick. For whatever reason, that song struck a chord that left an indelible mark ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My Facebook feed has been buzzing with posts about Chris Brown. Since I’m a feminist with a lot of feminist friends, many people I know posted Sasha Pasulka’s powerful piece “I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the Grammys and I’m Not Sure Why You Are” and Louis ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nicki Minaj probably envisioned her 2012 Grammy performance was going to be a game changer, and a lot of people went along for the ride. Grammy announcers hyped it up to be an unforgettable performance. Show producers placed it towards the end of the Grammys, the dangling carrot luring ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2012 Grammys will be the first time I actually watched the award show in who knows how many years. I am actually excited to see which artists will be acknowledged for their excellence from the music calendar year of 2011 (September 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011). This ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Death is an equal opportunity offender. It does not discriminate. It comes for the old and the young; the rich and the poor. It could care less about title, status of one’s net worth. It doesn’t make appointments; it comes when its ready and many times when you are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Don Cornelius was my uncle. No, he wasn’t my grandmother’s brother or some dude that grew up with my grandfather, but he was a member of my family. He came to my home every week, bearing gifts, dropping jewels and genuinely seemed to take an interest in our condition. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During Black History month, students are bombarded with facts about the important attributions African Americans have contributed to society. We learn that African Americans were not just main contributors to the civil rights movement, but in government, engineering, and the medical field as well. One aspect we need not leave out ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me start off by saying that I am not that old. But at 45 I would consider myself to be old school and I’m not talking the 1990’s. I remember back in the day when a group was called a band, they really were a band. The members ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why are we so amazed with the lifestyles of the rich and famous? Sometime we are even mesmerized with the not so rich and famous. I understand that some of us need a form of escape from reality, so we turn to reality television, such as The Atlanta Housewives, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here’s an unlikely duo for rap beef: Common and Drake. A guy once known for wearing crocheted pants versus America’s most successful emo-rapper. And yet, somehow against the odds, Common has pinned Drake in his cross-hairs as a fortuitous enemy to hip-hop at-large, taking shots at the Canadian rapper ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All hail Blue Ivy. The heir to The Throne is here. Beyonce Knowles Carter gave birth to a baby girl Sunday in New York at Lenox Hill hospital. For the last 10 months we’ve all been consumed with whether or not Beyonce is actually pregnant. Is her baby bump ...