(ThyBlackMan.com) On last week, actor Jesse Williams gave an awe-inspiring, emotional speech at the BET Awards. Both the speech and its delivery have now become the topic of many conversations about racism, classism, and cultural appropriation. There have been social media debates, there have been roundtable debates, and there have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) By far, the BET Awards were more politicized Sunday night then they have ever been before. From the extraordinary opening performance by Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar, to Usher’s “Don’t Trump America”, there were underlying messages that permeated the biggest night in Black entertainment, and that was… ‘justice’. However, there ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As long as the Republican Party continues to be dominated by the same ol’, same ol’ White male staffers, consultants, and aides, they will continue to alienate the Black community. As long as the Republican Party continues to “showcase” Blacks that have absolutely no connection to the Black community, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week rapper Snoop Dogg put up an epic video rant on his Instagram. In the verbiage that only Snoop can conjugate, he said in no uncertain terms that people should not watch the 21st century remake of the epic TV miniseries Roots that aired on The History Channel ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Quoting the Pointer Sisters song, “I’m so excited!” Black pop icon Snoop Dogg’s comments about the remake of the “Roots” TV series, in essence, is what I have been preaching to fellow blacks for decades (without his profanity). Snoop said, “I’m sick of this s—. They are going to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Christopher Everett’s new independent film “Wilmington on Fire” is a stunning movie about the racist massacre that took place in Wilmington, North Carolina when a mob of whites burned down Black businesses in downtown Wilmington and either killed or exiled its Black citizens, threatening death to some of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me begin by saying I am a black woman, a daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend. Last I reached out to this sister she thought I was a brother. I want to be sure it is understood this is not the perspective of a man, but indeed that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) First and foremost, I admit I am a HUGE Prince fan and I admit it has taken me over three weeks to finish this piece. I guess, like some fans, I was waiting for the media to say GOTCHA it was all a very cruel joke. However, I must ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most car stereo systems are just dreadful. They don’t have proper balance, the bass is either too heavy or non-existent. And, they rely too heavily on sound gimmicks and mids to do the work that should be done by a properly-balanced system. Here’s what you need to know to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is there a more brain-dead concept than to empower the government to fight “income inequality”? What sane, normal, rational human being thinks that human talent, drive, interests and opportunity can — or should — result in equal outcomes? Despite my love of athletics, I knew in third grade that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s no secret that we are the biggest consumers in America and we watch TV more than any other group in the country. Back in the 90s when I was a kid, I was a big fan of The Fox Network because of certain shows like In Living Color ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Where’s the rest of it?” is a line of dialogue from my web-series I thought would work as a title for this blog because I am asking Hollywood the same question about the stories it produces about inner-city black youth. My web-series, the Miseducation of a First Generation College ...