(ThyBlackMan.com) At the start of the film industry, Blacks were relegated to disparaging roles, including the roles of overweight, ignorant maid, such as the one portrayed by Hattie McDaniel. To this day, many African Americans continue to celebrate the awarding of an Oscar to McDaniel as though the taking of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lies on the lips of a priest Thanksgiving disguised as feat – Jay-Z, “No Church in the Wild” The preacher want me buried why? Cause I know he a liar Have you ever seen a crackhead, that’s eternal fire – Tupac, “Blasphemy” Is there any doubt that today ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reality TV star Omarosa O. Manigault has recently been ordained as a minister, after serving as assistant pastor at the Weller Street Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. She was approved unanimously for the post, with everyone on the ordination committee apparently more concerned with Omarosa’s celebrity status than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Media coverage of singer Whitney Houston’s funeral evoked a disappointment I often feel as a black woman in America. It reminded me that many elements of black culture are still viewed as exotic and, in some cases, disdained as such. Houston’s funeral, but for being broadcast live and attended ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I swear folks really do like to show their behinds after someone has passed. No, I’m not talking about Bobby Brown and his entourage/uninvited family members, who decided to ignore the immediate family’s request that attendees bring only two or three additional guests to Whitney Houston’s funeral and then ...
(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 ...