(ThyBlackMan.com) On May 17th the world lost another iconic performer from the music industry. According to The Associated Press Summer died of cancer Thursday morning in Naples, Florida. Her family released a statement saying they “are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy.” Donna Summer passed at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Brain McKnight is a sexy and talented balladeer that leaves some women grinning from ear to ear after hearing his melodic songs as he performs on stage. Since coming on the scene in 1992 with the release of his first self-titled album Brian McKnight, McKnight has recorded numerous other ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Jason Woods is no stranger to the concept of documentation. Through photography, he takes snapshots of humanity and records its effects with a click of a button. Since the early 90s, Woods has been collecting, documenting, studying and making a name for his artistry. Doubling as one of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Typically named ‘the best rapper over 200 pounds’ for his large girth, Rick Ross has recently transformed himself into a solid businessman. Musically, he’s always been talented. No, it’s not a wake up call. We’ve been entertained by Rick Ross for years now, starting in 2006 when he dropped ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It appears that anything and everything revolving around Beyonce is hot. Everyone wants a part of whatever Beyonce is doing. Rather it’s positive or negative people want to know everything there is to know about the woman Beyoncé. There was the hushed hushed marriage of her and hubby Jay ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It appears that fame can achieve almost anything. This fact is proven clearly by the decision of the New York Association of Black Journalists to give a writing award to Beyonce Knowles on May 15 of this year. Beyonce is being rewarded for her article “Eat, Play, Love,” which ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, I wrote an article proclaiming the “outstanding” television drama,“VH1 Basketball Wives,” to be the “New Jerry Springer Show.” Some people didn’t quite see where the analogy fit, but since that time, a few sites — including The Grio — have seen the light and run similar pieces, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The African-American radio audience in the New York City region was shocked yesterday when they learned that two iconic radio stations and longtime rivals, WRKS-FM (98.7 KISS-FM) and WBLS-FM (107.5 BLS), would merge on Monday. The singular station – WBLS-FM – signals the end of 98.7 KISS-FM and brings to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You can imagine the shock in my face when I saw a recent invitation to the Leadership 500 Summit, sponsored by the NAACP. On the list of featured attendees was video vixen Melyssa Ford, whose website shows that she enjoys “leading” young women to make money with their body ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) At 30-years-old, 15 years in the music industry, 16 Grammys and countless awards, accolades and starring roles in films later, Beyonce Knowles Carter is finally named “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” by People magazine. When I first learned of the title gifted to Beyonce I was nonplussed. It made sense. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The rapper Nelly, is known to many for his hits such as Hot in Herre, Grillz and Dilemma. He is also known for his dedication to the community by helping others. Nelly hails from St. Louis, MO and became well known with his debut of Country Grammar in 2000. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Star Jones has recently launched a campaign to take on the show “Vh1 Basketball Wives.” For Star Jones, the depiction of Black women on the hit show coupled with the violence and abuse needs to stop. Jones recently vented: “It may be ‘comfortable’ to be quiet when women of color ...