(ThyBlackMan.com) The people have spoken, and the Carters have answered. Shortly after the stinging public criticism of her husband’s diss verse against Harry Belafonte, there’s been an uptick in the activism category on the busy schedules of Beyonce and Jay-Z. This week, as the world expressed its rage about the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Was on a talented writers blog one evening, he goes by the name of Derrick Jaxn (and his namesake is the title of the blog, too.) I soon, ran across an interesting piece he wrote a while back titled “Hailed then Nailed.” In short, he elaborated on how the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although Tax evasion is a common occurrence ever since the Internal Revenue Service came into existence, it surprises me greatly when I see how many people attempt to evade paying their taxes or just simply fail to follow up in seeing if their accountants are doing the right thing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t watch the BET Awards, but even I heard about the backlash Meagan Good received for her dress of choice that night. Everywhere I turned it seemed like this “scandal” was being talked about, so I looked up the dress for myself. My thoughts? The color is beautiful, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was overjoyed to see that award winning actor Denzel Washington made the cover with his wife Pauletta Washington. At first thought I said to myself that this story on them should be somewhat of “how to” manual and tutorial on how to keep one’s marriage intact when you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m not sure of the status of the relationship between the rapper Ice Cube and his fellow icon, Oprah Winfrey. The last I heard, the two didn’t exactly see eye-to-eye. But then again, Oprah has built a bridge with a fellow gangsta rapper, 50 Cent, showing me that she ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In my first 19 years of living, I had never, ever heard an Ahmad Jamal record. I once read he was a fantastic pianist and a stronger jazz composer, but that was just about as close to me being knowledgeable about him as a subject. I one day decided ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Paula Deen was, up until about 10 minutes ago, a complete enigma to me. I couldn’t quite figure out if she was a bigot, or simply a misunderstood woman. I can’t pretend that I know what lies in her heart and soul, but I am now forming an image ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For those who say that we live in a Post-Racial America and that Blacks are so damn annoying because they ALWAYS seem to want to play the race card then THIS BLOG IS FOR YOU! First of all, this is not some angry rant against all White people, those ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Prominent chef Paula Deen got herself into some trouble recently. Well, you can replace the some with a whole bunch because now the Food Network has cancelled her show. Here’s the skinny: A former manager at Paula’s Savannah restaurants is suing the famous chef and her brother for alleged ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Kanye West’s new album “Yeezus” comes out today (June 18). Because it was leaked awhile back, many people have already heard the new music and offered up their reviews. I’ve read everything from narcissistic and wildly experimental to “it’s pure genius” and bringing “real” hip hop music back. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) 2 Chainz continues to prove rap is entertainment. I was chatting with my boss the other week concerning a certain stigma hip hop has been trying to rid itself of, since the emergence of gangsta rap. That stigma I speak of, is of course, the “influence” the lyrics it ...