(ThyBlackMan.com) “I am a Black man in Hollywood-in order to sustain my position, I can’t get caught slipping, not even once, I had to be perfect at all times.” Will Smith wrote this in a candid memoir some years back. They were perceptive, and spot-on words. Unfortunately, in that one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, it also placed the hair-loss condition, alopecia, which Will’s wife Jada claims to have, in the public’s eye. Right after the assault, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley tweeted in support of Will Smith, but then deleted it. She originally tweeted “Alopecia ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (**) Marcus and Drew are like Cain and Abel. Two brothers both loving and jealous. In the bible, only Cain survived. Should one of them be worried? Producer (Sons of Anarchy), writer (Luke Cage), director (Things Never Said) Charles Murray’s home turf is television. The limitations of his small screen producing, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My great friend and co-author Nicky Billou and I recently released our first book together, “The Great Patriot Protest & Boycott Book: The Priceless List For Conservatives, Christians, Patriots, and 80+ Million Trump Warriors To Cancel ‘Cancel Culture’ And Save America.” It’s a book that lists 116 “woke” corporations ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In one dumb and embarrassing split-second, Will Smith and Chris Rock managed to reinforce a couple of the worst stereotypes about Black males. First Rock, he stepped way over the line poking fun at Smith’s wife’s hair. Hair is one of the most sensitive, touchy, emotional issues among women, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Goodness! What a night. During the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, actor Will Smith walked up to the stage and face-slapped comedian Chris Rock. When Smith returned to his seat, he unleashed a profanity-laced tirade — muted by the show’s producer — at Rock. What did Rock do ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (**1/2) “Before you leave, teach someone to drive.” That advice from a former boss at an auto shop best expresses blues legend Buddy Guy’s destiny. This is not the definitive Buddy Guy bio/doc. That distinction goes to Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away, which appeared on PBS in 2021. This ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) (**1/2) It’s kinda like a movie. Kinda like a sitcom. Not really either. But its sweet emotions and modern sensibilities eventually make it endearing. It looks like the goal of the relaunch of Cheaper by the Dozen, a classic 1950 and 2003 white bread Disney family comedy, was to make ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s back in Miami. After a COVID hiatus, the lights shined bright at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Singers and musicians rocked the stage and fans danced like it was a block party at the 2022 Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival. Though the event takes place at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Wesley Snipes has teamed with Ray Norman to write a story that will have the reader turning pages, eager to find out what happens next, and losing sleep. Given Snipes background with action films, and of course Blade, he brings a sense of reality to a story the reader ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Cook County Attorney Kim Foxx got it right and wrong. She blasted the Jussie Smollett prosecution for wasting tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on what by any legal standard was a relatively trivial case. She lambasted vindictive police and prosecutors for their relentless and non-stop determination to nail ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As many governors, school boards and educational systems are trying to erase history by banning certain books in our schools and public libraries, how powerful to have ABC’s mini-series “Women of the Movement: the story of Mamie Till Mobley,” told at this particular time. Some governors have even said ...