(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, I noticed that Idris Elba’s new film, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” is set to be released. I am going to see this film, and I am going to like it. I don’t care how good the cinematography is, or how well the script has been written. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Responding to the controversy about the network not having a single black female actress on the show, Saturday Night Live did what they do best: Made a parody of it all. The skit featured Kerry Washington and made jokes about how she would have to play every single black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The rapper Jay-Z is clearly, beyond reasonable doubt (get it?), one of the most talented hip-hop artists in history. Scratch that. He’s one of the most talented musicians to have ever lived. His rise to grace has been like a rocket ship, and gives him the right to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “No Vietcong ever called me n*gger.” When Muhammad Ali spoke those words in 1966, he was at the height of his boxing career. Ali’s refusal to fight in Vietnam cost him the heavyweight championship and could have sent him to prison. However, Ali could not remain silent as young ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Millions of people watched the film, “Crazy, Sexy, Cool,” about the rise and fall of the amazing group, TLC. Their record sales were off the charts and the group presented a musical formula that hasn’t been replicated since their inception in 1990. The film had a special place in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Mocks Jesus and Sells Confederate Flag T-shirts During Yeezus… Tour Who exactly is Kanye West trying to please? Apparently, during the kickoff show of his new “Yeezus” tour in Seattle this past Saturday, West debuted some pretty outlandish “material”—on and off the stage. Onstage According to numerous reports, West’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chris Brown, the controversial, but yet talented 24 year old R&B singer continues to be a lightning rod of controversy, post the Rihanna escapade. Since the 2009 incident, Brown has witnessed his profession take several twists and turns, both personally and musically; his albums has declined in quality and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was born in Los Angeles, and as I gazed upon the representation of the shiny new edifices that’s envisioned as the NEW Leimert Park, I was saddened and felt a profound sense of loss. All those impressive and shiny buildings didn’t fool me for a minute, because I’ve ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve been a fan of Saturday Night Live since I was a child. I enjoyed watching the likes of Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and many of the other amazing comedians who’ve come through the show over the years. Also, non-black comedians, like Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, Chevy Chase and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We know about the power of hip-hop, which is my favorite genre of music. Hip-hop can either produce an entire generation of soldiers ready for liberation, or it can produce a pack of misguided buffoons who are looking for a white man to tell them what to do. The ...
Clear Channel Communications Should be Confronted for Promotion of Toxic Music in Black Communities.
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, I spoke at a conference hosted by the Center for Church and Prisons in Boston, Massachusetts. Rev. George Walters- Sleyon brought together a group of people to discuss the prison problem in America, including d**k Gregory, Dr. Umar Johnson, the rapper Jasiri X and others who are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The moment Simon Cowell confirmed that his girlfriend Lauren Silverman was expecting his baby and would become his wife, the British media couldn’t wait to cast Sinitta his best friend and lover of nearly 30 years as “the crazy black woman”, something they love to report about. This is ...