(ThyBlackMan.com) When I published the last blog, “Can White People Play the Blues?”, the reactions were immediate, varied and extreme. What was most interesting to me is the range of reactions of those (mostly white) people who were clearly offended by the mere question. When the blues was a young ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I did it my way…” No, Ethan Hawke doesn’t sing those lyrics in this faux bio/film about jazz great Chet Baker. But judging by his thoroughly convincing performance and writer/director Robert Budreau’s impressionistic screenplay and artsy direction, that was their mindset during this movie’s production. Convey the feeling of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Director Christopher Nolan, gone. Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale, gone. There will never be another The Dark Knight Rises. That iconic, once-in-a-lifetime action film is over. If you can wrap your head around that, and get past the first sluggish minutes of this Batman derivative, you just may find some ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Present Stetson Kennedy Legacy: “Introducing the Black Superheroes” Performance at Conjure Con Comic Book Conference in Orlando, Florida. The Black Superheroes *Roy Sold His Car to God *Uncle Monday *Big Mama was a Superhero Too *Nine Second Man *John The Conqueror *Princess Kitaka *Turpentine Sam *Abada the Warrior *Mama ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Not since Michael Jackson has a pop star so gifted has had his persona tainted via his actions by the public. Also, not since Jackson, has an artist with such profound gifts let his public persona get in the way of his genius that is spread among his musical ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Time Inc.’s, ESSENCE Festival New Orleans announces its star-studded daytime lineup for the signature event’s ESSENCE Empowerment Experience Stage, taking place Fourth of July Weekend, July 1–3, 2016, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. Free and open to the public, the ESSENCE Empowerment Experience ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The time is upon us. The gods, as they were, are about to walk amongst us again as Gods of Egypt’s theatrical release is this week. First there was Exodus: Gods and Kings. I guess we were supposed to turn a blind eye because Moses’ titular role was played ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There an issue in the black community that we don’t like to talk about- mental illness. It has become a kind of taboo amongst black folks, and it is a shame because having a real conversation about the subject serves as a benefit. For this reason and so many ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We all have a right to our feelings, and opinions. However this doesn’t make them fact nor should we always act on them. Throughout our history in this country, as Black People, we have been fighting oppression. So many different leaders have been at the head of harming us ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) No one wants to be defined by their past. We don’t like to live in the shadow of the mistakes we’ve made…regardless of why we made them. This is all understandable, but some people are delusional regarding their past. Karrine Steffans may need a reality check before she referred ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Kanye West, Please allow me to say I have known pain, and hardship in my life. However, in don’t know the pain of having lost a mother…I said a prayer for you when your mom passed. To this day you still have my deepest sympathy. Your music is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Wish us luck as we share the “Black Superheroes” with thousands that did not know of these cultural pioneers only told in stories and fables. Derived from folklorist and Jacksonville author Stetson Kennedy’s “Palmetto Country“; Library of Congress American ex-slaves archives gathered by the Federal Writer’s Project during the ...