(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, Viola Davis appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Oscar special, via the OWN network. I was mesmerized with her soul as a human being. Have you ever tapped in to the human spirit, and realized that you connected with the individual before you, though you can’t touch them? That ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I’ll rape a pregnant b*tch and tell my friends I had a threesome.” These words came from Tyler the Creator, just one of the many hip-hop artists who’ve taken the power of free speech and used it to mangle their own community. Disrespect for women has become par for ...
(ThyBlacMan.com) It seems that the mainstream media are at it again: demonizing black men, and this time the targets are Bobby Brown and Chris Brown. Bobby Brown is a complicated figure who has admittedly earned the criticism he has gotten over the years for being the “bad boy” of R&B. With ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Beyonce recently gave her first interview about being a new mother to UK’s Star Magazine. The singer-entertainer has visibly been seen in public looking happy and grateful for her new treasure that arrived early this year. Since giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter, the new mother has been bonding ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It appears that Singer Chris Brown and Rihanna are revamping a love affair via Twitter, making duets and sending each other loving messages back-and-forth. The two star-crossed lovers are not being bashful about their devotion to one another, and the world is taking notice. I admit that as the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) 2012 is shaping up to be a busy year for Tyler Perry. The film mogul is slated to produce and/or act in four movies over the next 10 months. But with so many starring roles, not to mention his TV shows and entertainment empire, does Perry risk overexposing himself and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a video floating around the internet of a man calling for a boycott of Nicki Minaj, mainly because of her alleged disparaging lyrics and the potential effect it may have on black women and girls. According to this nameless guy, who posted this seven minute compilation video ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Can we finally talk about it now? Has enough time passed so we can in earnest address the more substantive issues? I would suggest that we’ve had more than enough time to forward Whitney Houston’s obituary to every friend we had, post every imaginable link to our “favorite” moments ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Samuel L. Jackson Surrenders to the N-word and Accepts His Designated ‘Place’… Actor Samuel L. Jackson was recently interviewed by Ebony Magazine writer Kevin Powell. As reported in the “Entertainment Cultural/ Celebrities” section of the February issue, Mr. Jackson—who voted for Obama, was asked about his present thoughts on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It wouldn’t be a shocker if Rihanna and Chris Brown started dating again. Victims of domestic violence often return to their abusers. They’ve reportedly been seen at parties together, possibly holding hands, and have apparently collaborated on a remix of the Rihanna song “Birthday Cake.” As upsetting as it may ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) XXL Rap Magazine learned a valuable lesson this week: Not to allow “fatherly advice” to be given by a man who has made an entire career out of defining himself to be a proud sexual deviant. The rapper Rapper Too Short was granted the magazine’s platform to give an ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There has been a lot of speculation about Whitney Houston’s alleged drug problems and while no official cause of death has been issued for the popular singer, that is not stopping people from attributing her death to illicit drug use. It will not be surprising when and if Drug ...