(ThyBlackMan.com) Despite this being the 21st century, people of color have not had it easy. One expects that developed nations like the US should provide ample opportunities for minorities, but that is not the case. Police brutality and inequality are rampant in every sphere of life. Black people are more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We all know that video games can have a real effect on someone’s behavior, including their attitude, ability to focus, and even the rate of certain physiological functions in the brain. But what exactly is happening in someone’s brain when it engages with these games? We’ve all heard the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Similar to the book and 2016 movie, “Hidden Figures,” which highlighted the unknown contributions of African American women to astrophysics. This article brings forth the stories of three unfamiliar biblical women that made significant contributions to their respective societies. It demonstrates how God used a prostitute, a young slave ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Frances Scott Key, author of the Star-Spangled Banner, our “National Anthem” was a died in the wool racist. He opined that “Negroes” were a “distinct and inferior race.” He was a slaveholder from a family of slaveholders who influenced the odious seventh President Andrew Jackson to appoint Roger Taney, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is hard to imagine a time when video games didn’t exist. It seems like they have always been an integral part of our lives, and no matter what, video games will never disappear. But some come close. In this blog post, we take a look at the top ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For decades, electronic music has held this reputation as the music of future. Regardless of the decade, electronic music’s sound paints pictures of either a stark future, a bright one, or just take you back to the days of 80s excess. Of the many subgenres in electronic music, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For anyone who tunes into The Underground Railroad on Amazon Prime Video, it’s important to understand the genius of what you’re watching. It’s equally important to understand that you may not like what you see—to the point of revulsion. The award-winning novel by Colson Whitehead has been adapted for the screen by screenwriter Jihan ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Good courtroom dramas keep audiences hooked into a defendant’s fight for justice. The simpler the fight, the better. Just saying. Screenwriters Janece Shaffer and Colen C. Wiley took their cues from the young adult novel Monster, which was written in 1999 by Walter Dean Myers. He was an author who ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Make up or break up. What will they do? This film’s title points in one direction. However, what’s to come will keep audiences guessing. And as they wonder, they’ll experience the complexities of a relationship that is being tested. It’s often said that film is a director’s medium. But ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While researching Alex Kidd and writing up a case on why Sega should’ve continued the series, I offered Alex becoming a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. This got me thinking of retro games with deceptive storylines. Now, I don’t mean subliminal messaging or anything insidious like that. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Almost four months into this year, I think that we can all agree that this year has been pretty dry as far as major albums go. Sure, we are getting a greater variety of different artist releasing music but there is nothing like those heavy hitting releases or that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Gaming is a medium that gives way to specific series fandoms expressing their love of a series in different creative ways. One of these ways is the fan game. What Is A Fan Game? A fan game is basically a modification—or mod—of a game often using available game assets. ...