(ThyBlackMan.com) “You cannot move the ball forward if you do not discuss race; and discuss it uncomfortably.” That’s a direct quote from Colin Cowherd – bestselling Author, TV show host, and the host of ESPN’s nationally broadcast radio talk show, “The Herd.” Mr. Cowherd said those words in the wake ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An audiotape obtained by celebrity gossip show TMZ has revealed Los Angeles Clippers basketball team owner Donald Sterling scolding his Black and Mexican girlfriend for publicly associating with Black people. The tirade came after the woman, reported by TMZ to be V. Stiviano, posted a photograph of herself and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) are some mistakes you can make to show that you’re old-fashioned, and there are other mistakes that might cost your organization a hundred million dollars. Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was recorded on the phone telling his girlfriend to not associate with black people, at least not in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Major League Baseball’s home run king, Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron has just knocked another one out of the park. But this time, Aaron wasn’t on a baseball diamond. Aaron stood up boldly on the national stage and blasted a political homerun against Republicans who have made a sport of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We may as well call it “Edu-pay-tion,” as far as many prospective students are concerned. The cost of a college degree has risen 1120% since 1978, but wages have increased a mere 6% during that same period. The national collective college debt is more than $1 trillion! We have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I heard a child the other day ask his mother why Donald Duck comes out of the shower with a towel on? “Ducks live in the water. Why do they need showers?” she asked. I thought it was insightful, and funny, that a little kid who couldn’t have been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The summit to educate, encourage and engage over several hundred youth attending the “Talk It Out” Summit was an overwhelming success in Jacksonville, Florida. Building of leaders is what Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Gamma Rho Omega Chapter, Inc. does well in its national and international sorority. Alpha Kappa ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I used to cringe every time I heard a black woman cry about a black man they saw with someone from a different ethnic group. It used to literally make me nauseas because, to me, it assumed that just because people have the same outside wrapping means that they’re ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve always loved Stephen A. Smith. His energy, intellect and instinct as a sports analyst is second-to-none. I also appreciate the fact that every time I was on Stephen’s Show (“Quite Frankly, which ESPN should never have taken off the air), he always treated me with decency and respect. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the definitions of untouchable is: beyond criticism, control, or suspicion. As Black Women we have a tendency to think that we are beyond criticism, and when we are justifiably criticized we scream that we are being attacked, but have no problem verbally attacking Black Men, and because ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t go out of my way to meet very many people. I’m not sure if this makes me anti-social or not, but it’s just a fact. In the course of my work, I’ve been blessed with the chance to bump into some extraordinary souls, and brilliant individuals who’ve ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am good friends with former NBA player Etan Thomas. I consider Etan to be one of the great athletes of our generation not just because he was an outstanding performer on the court, but also because he excels just as much off the court. His promotion of fatherhood and ...