(ThyBlackMan.com) Jaden Smith, the son of Will and Jada is back in the news, opining on the inherent lack of value of school and education. It is true, times change. Whereas change is inevitable, the caveat is that progress is optional. With the continued proliferation of social media and simultaneous diminishing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What is the role of the modern day recording artist? If you answered “to entertain and or make considerable profit” then I would say you are correct. Contrary to popular belief, the persona that any particular entertainer brings forth is, indeed, a calculated attempt to generate funds for their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently observed the dialogue that took place between the legendary Bill Cosby and the not-as-legendary Don Lemon on CNN about the state of the black community. I have a hard time stomaching these conversations because it seems that most of us are comfortable scratching the surface of issues ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Thy Black Man has partnered with The Phoenix Unleashed to present African American men that are making a difference in the area of arts, business and community service through our weekly column “Brothers Changing the Game”. William Burton Jr. is one of the most versatile visual artists in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sheryl Underwood is a damn prostitute for the White supremacist agenda You must have heard about her stupid ass comments on the set of the CBS Show “The Talk” and had to end up dealing with the backlash of those comments. It started when so called super model Heidi ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Now I got tattoos on my body Psycho b*tches in my lobby I got haters in the paper Photo shoots with paparazzi Can’t even take my daughter for a walk See ‘em by the corner store I feel like I’m cornered off Enough is enough I’m calling this off” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve always respected Jamie Foxx. Not only is he extremely talented in a multitude of arenas, he also understands the depth of personal power that celebrities have at their fingertips. From what I’ve heard both in public and behind the scenes, I can confirm that Jamie has left me ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) No, I didn’t watch the VMA’s, and judging from my Twitter Timeline I am glad I didn’t. I gave up on the MTV Video (which we never play anymore) Music awards after they publicly humiliated Michael Jackson in the early ‘00’s, but that’s a different story. Sadly I could ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The problem is that most want to cast the performance of Miley Cyrus at the VMAs into one of two extreme categories. Most want to say that either the performance exemplified all that is wrong with today’s youth, or run to the other end of the spectrum and suggest it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What comes to your mind when you hear the word “ratchet”? Knock-off purses from the corner store, a “hot mess” in a public place, or, as society has conditioned us to describe, someone or something that can be relayed as “ghetto”? The word ratchet is loosely used in slang ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week my attention was once more drawn to the upcoming James Brown movie and it’s saga. Much was made of the sacking of Spike Lee late last year, but there was one aspect overlooked. Lee had been on board with the project for years and had according to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Honestly, I’ve haven’t had the chance to listen to Robin Thicke’s summer jam until I was commissioned for this article. So this should let you know where he’s at in my musical radar. Is his music important when you start thinking about R&B culture or is he just a ...