(ThyBlackMan.com) Detroit tells a story of racial injustice and police brutality, based on fact, which is easy enough to believe and has parallels with today’s problems with police criminality and impunity. But since this important subject is not new, what is the point of the film? What are we learning that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This hilarious and relentlessly bawdy take on a girls’ weekend reunion in New Orleans is following in the footsteps of some very popular female-appeal movies like “Sex In the City” and “Bridesmaids.” But “Girls Trip” is not a copycat. It’s very unique and will leave its own lasting imprint on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The job of a good documentary is to probe, uncover and get answers to tough questions. The job of a promotional reel is to exalt its subject. This non-fiction film lays squarely in-between. On some levels it’s revealing. On others, it has as much depth as an 8” x 10” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Evolution of a Criminal, a (2014) documentary by Darius Clark Monroe, examines his transition from quasi-criminal to filmmaker. Yes, it is presently available on Netflix in 8 countries, including here in the U.S.; But it is my concern that, as with many nuanced low-budget/art house films about people of African ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ava Duvernay’s Queen Sugar: To Usward (S2 E2) written by Jason Wilborn is wrought with authentic depictions of fragmented African American relationships that work to expand the limited narrative of black romance too often glamorized in pop culture today. There is a scene at the center of this episode between ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If it’s not a fight, vulgar, messy or someone personal business it’s boring and without entertainment. Reality TV and drama shows that show is the worst in our people, and others, captivate many and are rewarded with high ratings. It seems our people are addicted to this fix, and it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Elementary Genocide: “The School To Prison Pipeline” exposes the socially engineered mechanism created by our government that utilizes the public school system to label elementary aged African-American males as work for hire targets within the U.S. penal system. Many refuse to believe there is a corporate attack on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few weeks ago, word (and images) spread that the two youngest sisters from that family that is so overrated and just won’t seem to go away, decided to take it upon themselves to strategically place photos of themselves over those of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. in an effort ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Stevie Wonder’s call to say I love you to black Americans was rejected by black and white Leftists. Leftists were outraged over Wonder’s compassionate message to his fellow blacks, “It is in your hands to stop all the killing and shooting wherever it might be. Because you cannot say ‘Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Bill Cosby sexual assault trial ended in a mistrial. http://fxn.ws/2sEmw8D I will not address the case because I am clueless regarding his guilt or innocence. I am going to address the insidious campaign to destroy a black American icon. I remember hearing black relatives trash the Cosby TV ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Which ethnic group has the monopoly on intelligence? The answer may shock you! Americans enjoy having a wealth of information at their fingertips. Want to know what classic 1960s TV show Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a fan of? The answer can be found in books or on the Internet. Based on all our resources, it’s shocking to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If Tupac Shakur was still alive today, he would be turning 46 years old on June 16th. On one hand, it’s natural to be somber that one of the world’s most influential icons and hip hop music’s most beloved act-dead or alive, life was cut short at 25. But on ...