(ThyBlackMan.com) He’s back. At least on social media. Perhaps buoyed by several recent – and scarcely reported court victories and even a measure of improving health – legendary comedian Bill Cosby has returned to Twitter to celebrate Black History Month. In a slew of tweets that began during the Martin Luther ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Looks like the myth that Black films can’t make big money in Hollywood is about to become a thing of the past. In early February, “Hidden Figures” passed “La La Land” as the top-grossing (domestically) Oscar-nominated film in Hollywood this season. “Hidden Figures” focuses on three women who worked ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Technology touches every part of our lives. It wasn’t always that way. But the world has changed. And there is no going back. So if you are the kind of person who hates the influence, pervasiveness, and ubiquity of technology, the world is going to seem like a very hostile ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) More and more these days whenever I go to my social media page, I see urban celebrities like Floyd Mayweather, 50 Cent, and others love to floss and stunt their wealth like it’s something that’s supposed to be celebrated in our community. People like myself are tired of seeing certain ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My wife and I went to see Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro. It was based upon James Baldwin’s writings and life experiences. It uses archival footage of Baldwin, pictures and footage of American history and Samuel L. Jackson’s voice reading and sharing some of Baldwin’s thoughts ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you are looking for a new sport to get into this year, then you might be finding it difficult to choose between them all. There are so many sports that it is impossible to count them all, and yet it sometimes seems as though so many of them are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are so many African-American male authors who have fearlessly examined cultural stigmas, provided intimate life details, presented new ideas and created remarkable fiction through literary works. This list is certainly not limited and can go on forever, but here are five black authors you should know about: Wesley Lowery ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the government, the courts and the local law enforcement of this country painting targets on the foreheads of African Americans, are we aware of what is happening and how? A better question is how are African Americans contributing to our own demise as a people? Those who seek to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For the first time in so many years, I’ve been particularly interested in watching a certain show on BET, a network that has been owned by Corporate America since 2001. The reason I deliberately avoided watching the network for so many years is because of the negative destructive images of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I was growing up as a youth in the YouTube era (2005-2011), downloading music was the not just a thing to do, it was the thing to do. It was that or buying the music from iTunes. We chose the former route. During this time, songs would take the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Much fuss is being made about the state of rap music today. Many fans my age (25) and older have a bitter taste in their mouth about rappers that have come out the past few years. Their names? Lil Uzi Vert, Desiigner and de facto leader of the pack, Lil ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Over 200 girls and young women had the opportunity to attend the movie Hidden Figures in Jacksonville, Florida. This unique opportunity was provided by the hard work and it takes a village passion to build youth, teens and young adults. Venetia Elementary students Asya Fox, Gabrielle Cogdell, Alondra Calhoun and ...