(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s hard to launch an action hero franchise based on a comic book character when you can’t deliver dazzling special effects, innovative super powers, imaginative action scenes, uncanny makeup, vibrant costumes or a consistently affecting storyline. Those essential elements are missing in this feeble origin tale about a superhero who ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Madea’s loyal fans have two choices. They can say goodbye to their eccentric Aunty by attending her touring play or wish her adieu at a movie theater. Judging by what’s on screen in this anemic family comedy, the live performance is a better bet. It’s more thoughtful and a hell ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Big Easy. Nawlins. The Crescent City. All about Saints, Mardi Gras, second lines, and festivals. There are so many things that distinguish New Orleans from other cities and towns across the country, and even within the state of Louisiana. Yes, New Orleans is in the South, but people in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) From the Duke lacrosse incident to Jussie Smollett and so many other fake incidents in between, they were especially unwise, being African-Americans, to try and fool law enforcement. We saw what happened to Michael Vick and he was not even at home when the dog fights occurred. We saw what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently watched the original Jussie Smollett ABC interview on Youtube in which he claimed to have been attacked by racist homophobic Trump supporters. Considering that we now know Jussie staged his attack and has been arrested for filing a false police report https://bit.ly/2XeehvL, I thought, “This guy should be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Media appointed Black leaders, once again, have sold out Black folks. This is nothing new. These organizations and their people have been doing this for decades; but the consequences seem to be more devasting now than ever before. To radical liberal groups like the NAACP, the Congressional Black Caucus, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Vy Higginsen’s Harlem Sings Jazz opens Wednesday, February 27th at Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem, NY. A tribute to the greats! The pioneering legends of jazz come alive in Vy Higginsen’s recreation of the mid-century night club experience. A quartet of unmatched vocal talent backed by a three-piece jazz band evoke ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A humanitarian crisis and a crisis of conscience converge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a life-or-death situation that tests the mettle and moral compass of an intelligent doctor—and the viewers, too. In a very thoughtful character study and sociological allegory, writer/director Wolfgang Fischer sets up a crucial event ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A Google search into “Jussie Smollett” will turn pretty mundane results. If you’re someone who uses Bing—because you know, those points will get you that sweet $5 Amazon gift card—you’ll end up with “Jussie Smollett hoax” and “Jussie Smollett attack” off the bat. The 36-year old Empire star made headlines ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Earlier this month, Mo’Nique was a guest on Steve, hosted by friend and fellow comedian/actor Steve Harvey. The interview featured a few laughs and personal conversation that sparked discussion afterward. A discussion about integrity vs. money. The Mo’Nique Interview So things started off fairly light. As a host, Mo’Nique is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t watch the show “Empire,” so I’d never heard of Jussie Smollett before the story broke that he was physically assaulted in an apparent racist, homophobic attack. I suspect most Americans, like myself, thought his story was fishy from the very beginning. Nonetheless, as Americans tend to do, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The more I continue to learn about world history, and the roles that Africa and people of African descent played in it, the less enthusiastic I become about celebrating a “Black History Month.” To relegate the recounting of our story to a single month is analogous to the way ...