(ThyBlackMan.com) A loyal reader recently sent me a communication suggesting an article that addressed “Why African-Americans hate Kenny G so much.” In all honesty, the communication made me laugh aloud. However, my laughter had little to do with the question being ridiculous; rather, the request caused me to revisit inextricable issues ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “It’s not possible. I’m a normal kid!” Famous last words. That’s what’s on the lips of teenager Miles Morales as he goes through a change in life. No, not puberty. The young Blatino brother from Brooklyn has been bitten by a radioactive spider and his life has changed forever. And ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) No matter how you slice it, a problem once relegated to the inner city is now all of America’s crisis. From a homeless person living under a bridge in New York City, to a kid OD’ing in a wealthy, bedroom community, drugs are killing people and making families implode. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Comedian Kevin Hart is out as the host of the 2019 Oscars just a few days after he was in. That’s how it goes, these days. The internet giveth and the internet taketh away. Hart – an accomplished, veteran comedian – was forced to step down after refusing to apologize ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a situation nearly every black man has experienced at some point in his life: Being the only African American in a room, party, meeting… It can be both an alienating and insular experience all at one time. Jordan Peele captured the essence of that feeling and monetized it, winning ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This year, we heard that Warner Bros. is working on a video game, particularly a new entry in the Batman franchise. The job listings posted by WB Montreal spilled the beans on what’s coming next from the studio, but nothing was confirmed. Now it looks like WB Montreal is getting ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have a confession to make. I’m a 36-year-old man and I’ve never been inside a strip club. No lie. I’m a rare breed, for any gender probably. And the truth is I’ll probably never go inside one. At 15, while hanging out with older friends in the North Beach ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a young kid growing up on Jackson St., I remember watching my very first ever Marvel cartoon show in X-Men that was very balanced in the sense of Wolverine and Cyclops constantly being at odds over who should lead the X-Men as well as which one of them is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today we are going to take a look at some of the strongest creatures in the Pokemon universe and the ones which you’ll always want to add to your team in the game to trump the competition. Whether you like to watch anime or play the games on your Nintendo, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Truck Turner, the film that generally gets overshadowed given what else in the subgenre was released that year. Foxy Brown (which is was a double feature with), Three the Hard Way, and Willie Dynamite to name a few. That said, Isaac Hayes’ fourth film has its fanbase. Hell, 40 years ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One thing that has become evident over the last nine years: the death of Michael Jackson flipped an ugly narrative on its head. Gone, are the allusions of Jackson as a delusional, reclusive pop star. Instead, he was re-branded the greatest entertainer to ever live. Not that this was a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I remember being so hyped for the “Black Panther” film like many black people were earlier this year after seeing him kick ass and take names, but after I saw “Black Panther” from home early this year, I immediately disliked the film for several legitimate reasons that I will explain ...