(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael B. Jordan is my friend. I’ll say that right now. Up front. We don’t talk often. We don’t text. But when we see each other it’s a warm catch up session, heartfelt “I’m so glad to see you’s, and the deep knowing that we have someone rooting for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I love Kanye West’s music. Now that we’ve gotten that out the way, I must say that over the years I’ve loved less and less of the person Kanye West presents himself to be. For me, Kanye ain’t been right since his mama died. Rest in Peace Ms. Donda. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Please tweet, e-mail , face book and re-post this piece to interested parties! If there is anything certain in the coming months, it is more economic pain for African Americans(AA). One of the major indications of this coming pain was an announcement, on September 24th by Janet Yellen, Chairwoman ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On September 23rd, Empire struck back. But, it wasn’t a case of Good vs Evil like Darth Vader vs Luke Skywalker. Or was it? FOX is definitely one of the most anti-African American networks in existence. In fact, Bill Maher, a white man, criticized Fox News for presenting a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Feminism is as a movement created to define, establish and achieve equal political, economic, cultural, personal and social rights for women. In regards to politics, women are the majority of the population yet occupy less than 25% of congressional seats. According to Steven Hill’s article “Why Does the US ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For lovers of music and lyrics alike, there are few things more hilariously annoying than that of a mondegreen- or a misunderstood word or phrase resulting from the mishearing of lyrical content. Often the result of over-thinking or sheer human error, these funny little mishaps occur more frequently than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hip Hop was labeled the “new Rock ‘n’ Roll” by critics and the mainstream media in the early 90’s. How far we have fallen. Hip Hop has now become a cartoon, a joke, a caricature of itself- populated by untalented Whites ripping off Black people (Eminem), and Canadians (Justin ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black Americans are not poor. Black Americans are among the wealthiest people on Earth. According to Hollywood’s number one rating and advertising standard, Nielsen- African Americans will spend $1.3 trillion dollars in 2016 http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2013/african-american-consumers-are-more-relevant-than-ever.html. That is an amount greater than the total economies of Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland combined. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If the Heisman Trophy existed roughly a century ago one of the most deserving candidates would have been Paul Leroy Robeson. During his football days at Rutgers University, Robeson, a 6-foot-2 end and linebacker, was named a Walter Camp All America in 1917 and 1918. Robeson earned the highest ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How soon we forget. How soon we forget the false rape convictions of the Black and Latino teenagers in the Central Park jogger “wilding” rape case. How soon we forget the Duke Lacrosse Team false rape case. How soon we forget the Rolling Stone, Michael Irvin, Derrick Coleman, Chris ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Comedian Damon Wayans has come out in support of embattled comedian Bill Cosby. Wayans says Cosby wasn’t raping the women who accuse him of various levels of sexual assault. Wayans says the women coming out of the woodwork are working a money hustle, and some of them, by their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Jazz has been called America’s one true original art form, and without the monumental contributions of African American men this gift to the world would not have been possible. From Jelly Roll Morton, the music’s first great composer, to the incomparable Louis Armstrong, the music’s first great soloist, the ...