(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the past 20 years, the music industry has changed dramatically. Gone are the days when the only ways to achieve musical greatness was by being talented spotted. Today, there are many paths into the music industry. Each person’s path into the industry is unique, and it’s important to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A great many African Americans are up in arms over the 2016 Oscars whereby it appears there are no African American nominees for the award. The complaint has been led by Jada Pinkett Smith and it has caused many people to wonder if she is just upset because Will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Apparently, Black music still matters and kicks ass. Snatches wigs. Chokes Th(r)oats. Makes white folks extremely uncomfortable. In other words, black folks jumping off the porch, with squinted eyes, asking “who you is and what you here for?” Chile. Kendrick Lamar jumped off the porch and said he was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every man has a place In his heart there’s a space And the world can’t erase his fantasies Take a ride in the sky On our ship, fantasize All your dreams will come true right away And we will live together Until the twelfth of never Our voices will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This past weekend I had the chance to be part of a historic event in Washington, DC. Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF) hosted their fourth annual Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel. We had a packed house for both the Saturday evening VIP ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A funny thing happened to me on my way to writing this blog. Two stories came out that were so unbelievably outrageous, ridiculous, and absurd that I had to say something: Now that Republican Governor Rick Snyder has succeeded in poisoning the water supply for Flint MI., Republican presidential ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While I admit I’m a fan of Beyoncé and like the artistry to her new song formation and think she’s a great black performer, she should stick to music not politics. Basically, Beyoncé and her Black Panther groupies gave young black men license to kill last night during the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s Black History Month again, and this is the first post on this blog where I’m mentioning it. It might be the last; it might not be. Doesn’t really matter since I’m liable to talk about race relations and diversity issues all times during the year. It’s time to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was born and raised in New Awlins and never miss the opportunity to remind folks of that. So when Beyoncé’s video for “Formation” dropped on Saturday, I, like the majority of my homegirls, was hype. I wasn’t excited because I’m a certified Beyoncé stan, because the video is visually stunning, or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few years ago, Dr. Samori Swygert went through a bad breakup after a long term relationship. So what? Many of us have gone through a bad breakup. But this man, a pharmacist by trade, concocted the perfect formula for an amazing piece of art out of the hurt ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) First, the facts. Since 2000, 10 percent of Oscar nominations have gone to black actors. Blacks comprise 13 percent of the country’s population, so the Oscar nominations have roughly paralleled the percentage of blacks in the U.S. Here’s how the nomination process works. There are about 6,200 voting members ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What does this mean for Black Masculinity? The emasculation of the black male in this country has been an ongoing issue since slavery. Black men fight to have their manhood acknowledged in their community amongst their women and children. However, the argument of such in white America is another ...