(ThyBlackMan.com) In case you’ve never heard the phrase “ghetto polygamy,” consider this to be your formal introduction to the ratchedness that some have come to define as “black culture.” Oxygen has decided to give a platform to ignorance by creating a show featuring the rapper Shawty Lo, his 10 babies’ ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After reading this week about the objections that director Spike Lee had about the new film “Django Unchained,” I was both curious and concerned. I wanted to see the film myself in order to determine if Spike actually had a point in his critique. I also hoped that Spike would ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just like everyone reading this article, I’ve come to love and respect Spike Lee immensely over the years. He is a cinematic pioneer and legend, opening the door for nearly ever black filmmaker in Hollywood. I said as much when I spoke with Tyler Perry a year ago about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have quite the Christmas gift for all musicians, as we all close out the year. And you’ll find that it works even better for Kwanzaa… I am about to reveal a secret nearly as old as time itself (fellow Bible readers will find it hinted at all the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In case you’re unaware of the standard narrative of historical films that involve black people, it’s quite simple: Black people advanced in America, not because of anything “you people” actually did. Instead, it was because there was some admirable and noble white guy who saved you. He was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently noticed that my homeboy TJ Holmes at BET recently had a show about professional athletes who find their finances in the toilet. I consider this to be an interesting and relevant topic, just the kind of thing that BET needs to show. As a Finance Professor who’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) BET Don’t Sleep! http://bet.us/V6MIMo (—— Confirmed guests for tonight; Actor Jamie Foxx & Director Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained Film) Issa Rae (via satellite) Newark Boys Chorus Keli Goff Dr. Jason Johnson Also Host T.J. Holmes shall touch base on the CT shootings, and a look back on 2012. Official ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After winning 2 Olympic Gold Medals, Gabby Douglas Calls Appearing On Don’t Sleep! “The Most Exciting Thing That Ever Happened To Me“. Tonight on BET! http://bet.us/V6MIMo. Also Tune in tonight for a frank discussion about how athletes squander their $$ and end up broke 11P on BET. http://bet.us/V6MIMo. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am just a few birthdays shy of officially becoming an old head. I’m actually looking forward to entrance in that club. I’ve been able to grow a full beard since the age of 15 so I’ve always looked old as hell anyway. Specks of grey made their first ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Loving yourself is paramount, no matter what shape, size or color you are. I call it being flawsome: you + your flaws + awesome = flawsome.” These are the words from the great Tyra Banks, who is set to grace the cover of Cosmopolitan South Africa next month. Tyra ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The first music video ever played on MTV predicted the next 30 years of American popular music. If you don’t have hot a music video in rotation now, you can’t exist as a mainstream artist in hip-hop or any other popular genre. This you already know. And it will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Cornel West seems to have gone on a shameless mission to disparage anyone in the Black community who tends to overshadow him. Now he’s after music mogul and entrepreneur, Jay-Z, regarding his business holdings. West seems to be bound and determined to demonstrate to the world that Jay-Z’s ...