(ThyBlackMan.com) Over the years, Jamie Dukes, a former NFL offensive lineman, has watched friends, former teammates and colleagues — most of them black men and all of them overweight — die from heart attacks, diabetes and other maladies related to their weight. There have been seven teammates who he can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The end of the year is finally approaching, and one of the best in music has just blessed connoisseurs worldwide with a CD that might just be the best album of 2011! Mary J. Blige’s latest offering is entitled, My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1). This is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the information age, we get instant news updates, microwave food, upload our whereabouts and share information like never before. Reality shows aside, it seems celebrity secrets harder to keep nowadays. Even governments find it hard to keep sensitive info safe. But on the other hand, the digital age ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If Michael Jackson were alive, as he should be, there’s no question that the public would not see as much of his kids — Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II, better known as Blanket — as we’ve seen lately. While Michael, especially towards the end, gave us more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It appears that another celebrity couple has joined the ranks of reality television. Today I had the opportunity to watch the Wendy William’s Show. Her guests were Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. aka, the rapper T.I. and Tameka Cottle, better known as Tiny, of the former R and B group ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Conrad Murray is sentenced to 4 years in prison. The judge refused to give him probation because Conrad Murray showed no remorse for his part in Michael Jackson’s death. But because of California’s overcrowded prison problem Dr. Conrad Murray most likely will not serve his complete prison term. He’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The dudes from the ATL grew up eating fish and grits. Fish and chips were a common childhood fare for the lads from Liverpool. Both groups became famous for songs with similarly affirmative refrains: The “Yeah, yeah, yeah” of the Liverpudlians is translated to “O-yea-yer” in ATLien speak. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tyler Perry must have been on a drug called “All About Me” when he wrote his open letter to defend the choice of Kim Kardashian for his upcoming movie, “The Marriage Counselor. “ I truly believe Tyler Perry should have the right to cast as he pleases for his movie ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Two very big pop stars released albums this week, and while tradition would have had most of us pitting one album against the other, these two couldn’t be more different — Rihanna’s Talk That Talk and Mary J. Blige’s My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act I). Is it possible ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rap legend Heavy D passed away at the age of 44, and it was one of the most unexpected incidents to have occurred. There has been an outpouring of condolences and support towards the rapper, and it’s understandable. Heavy D appeared to be a standup guy with Grade A ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Tyler Perry, I have never been concerned with gaining favor with celebrities or undeservedly denigrating one’s work. I have always prided myself on putting my community first, even when doing so has been unpopular and frankly unappreciated by members of that same community. So understand that my letter ...
(ThyBlackMan.com “Jerry Sandusky’s bizarre answer about young boys, reminded me of when @Toure asked R Kelly abt young girls,” Jemele Hill tweeted after Bob Costas’s disturbing interview with the accused pedophile. In the R. Kelly interview, following the singer’s acquittal on child pornography charges, Toure asked the question “Do you ...