(ThyBlackMan.com) I was speaking this morning to the family of Maria Lloyd, the woman who wrote an open letter about her experience of having a father who was given 15 life sentences for drug distribution during the 1980s. During our conversation, Maria mentioned that one of the comments she saw ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) s you’ve probably heard, since the story has been everywhere from gossip blogs to major news outlets, R&B bad boy Chris Brown and rapper Drake got into a bottle-hurling brawl last Wednesday at a New York nightclub. There are seemingly hundreds of conflicting reports and wholesale exaggerations online describing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Canadian politicians and policy makers seem to be establishing a pattern of prejudice. For years now Jerome Almon, a black executive from Detroit has been sounding the alarm that Black people, particularly African-Americans were being profiled by Canadian immigration officials at the borders. Mr. Almon has blamed black celebrities ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I read that Oprah Winfrey was going to interview 50 Cent, I took a moment of pause. I thought, “Why would a champion for women’s rights interview a man who has made millions by degrading women in every way imaginable?” I thought that perhaps this was a public ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) recently read an article in which Russell Simmons defended Gwyneth Paltrowin her use of the word “n*gga” to define her time in Paris with Jay-Z, Beyonce and the rest of her “n*ggas.” Gwyneth Paltrow, like most “down-ass” white girls who get very comfortable around black folks, caught herself slipping ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Michelle Rodriguez has had a steady career in film with such credits as the popular television series “Lost” on her resume and the hugely successful box office smash Avatar. However, comments she recently made about her European ancestors could make an impact on her future in the industry. Considering ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A friend of mine went to New York City to have a meeting with a billionaire. One of the nice advantages of being an Ivy League graduate is that there are super-rich people in the alumni network who can hook you up with amazing opportunities. In fact, that’s why ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Not too long ago, Denzel Washington won the Oscar for “Training Day” as a rogue cop, but not for Malcolm X or Hurricane where arguments could easily be made that his performance in both those films were superior to “Training Day”. Moreover, Halle Berry won an Oscar for her ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You can imagine how quickly my jaw hit the floor when I saw the cover of Vibe Magazine, in which theyfeatured pictures of the stars of VH1 Basketball Wives, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and other reality shows, proclaiming them to be the “new role models.” Chrissy Lampkin, Evelyn Lozada, Tamar ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chuck Brown died last week (May 16th) at the age of 75, while hospitalized at John Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. His legacy stands inside music he created for urban Washington D.C., as he created the ‘Go-Go’ music genre. Chuck’s musical genius combined soul, Latin and jazz notes with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Change is inevitable. This seems to be obvious at the BET Cable Network. It looks as if changes will be occurring with two of their very popular shows. It’s been reported that the hosts of BET’s 106 & Park may be leaving the show. News has circulated that Terrence ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Some very strange things happened in my life this week. Things that turned my whole world upside down. It was a time when wrong became right and the sun revolved around the moon in a counter-clockwise fashion. It was a week when the “Vh1 basketball wives” actually decided to ...