(ThyBlackMan.com) For almost four years there has been talk of Floyd “Money” Mayweather taking on Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao in what many believe would be the richest prizefight ever in the history of boxing. During the initial negotiations, the Mayweather camp called for random “Olympic Style Drug Testing” for “Performance Enhancing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The other night I fell asleep with the television on, and when I woke up there was a video playing(it was on the centric channel)and this is the chorus that I heard (yes I googled it) “Is it bad that I never made love, no I never did ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin, both of the Miami Dolphins, have dominated the news in the sports world for the past two weeks, but for all the wrong reasons Supposedly, Martin was “bullied” by Richie Incognito to the point that Martin left the team indefinitely. Each plays on the offensive ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hormones are hot. A steady 85 degrees. The bed sheets are cool at 60 degrees. You roll over and suddenly have no desire to move because at that very moment, those cool sheets are exactly what you needed. You needed to feel a calm and coolness – something different. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The reason that Alterations in our habits of mind matter is because they determine the scope and richness of our intellectual lives and also affect the depth of our culture. —Nicholas Carr, author of “The shallows” Over the last five years of browsing through thousands of websites, articles, YouTube ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Influenced by the writings of Chinua Achebe (Nigerian Author of “When Things Fall Apart”) “We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n’ani ji onwe ya: “He who will hold another down ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was once told that the only bad thing about being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove it. So it is with democracy; you have to have the freedom to disagree to prove that it works. This brings me to the issue of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me put it this way, if such a man exist I have not met him yet. For auguement sake, let us define platonic relationship before we really make up our minds whether or not it’s possible to be just friends with a guy. In the dictionary a platonic relationship ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To all the naysayers and nonbelievers, yes- believe it or not, There ARE Black Men Making a Positive Difference Every Day. When turning on any television, radio, or any form of mass media outlet in the past— forever, the narrative of Black Men has been one of hopelessness, recklessness, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You know, I’ve lived on this planet for over 50 years just knew that anything could shock me but I had to take that thought back after what I saw a few days ago! What was it that I witnessed? Well it was the (purposely) leaked sex recording of Adrien ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If I am not for myself, who is for me? If I am for myself alone, What am I? If not now, When? Hillel I welcome you to this crisis you find yourself in and thank you for signing up to participate in this madness. You see, we must ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I grow older, I recall with increasing clarity and gratitude the indelible and enduring lessons that I learned from my parents while growing up in the Arkansas Delta. Although my parents had little schooling, they were literate beyond their formal level of education and blessed with an enormous ...