(ThyBlackMan.com) My Story “Wayne, that boy sho need you.” Those words were etched into my spirit by my late father, Charley C. Croomes, Sr. over twenty years ago, speaking of my oldest son, now in his twenties. “I know, dad. I know” was the only conviction I could whisper in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The debate about Olympic Champion Gabby Douglas and her father Timothy continues. A recent article in Newsone questions whether or not Douglas was there for his daughter or not, and there are other reports stating that Timothy Douglas was not the doting father that he appeared to be when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you have not been keeping up with track & field, one of the more popular Olympic sports, then you missed the much publicized American track star Lolo Jones’s failure to obtain an Olympic medal in the women’s 100-meter hurdles in her second try. However, Olympic athletes like Lolo ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just 7 days ago I had the nerve to question did women win the war on women because seven key provisions of women’s health must be covered by insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act. I surmised in the end the provisions did not signal a decisive victory and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the story broke about Chris Brown, Drake and Meek Mill allegedly fighting over Rihanna, first via “tweets” then in a night club, I read comments on different sites, and most of the women alluded to the fact that she (Rihanna) must have that “good good” in order to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve just read the incredible story of “Ebony, The Beloved” by the amazing writer, Hannah Spivey. This book tells the story of a young, black girl living a life which has no true meaning, while simply existing for the sake of purpose. Her parents appear to detest her very ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been four years since the Southern California Trojans, from an offensive and team standpoint, have been one of the alpha dogs of the college football landscape. Amidst scandal and a couple of down seasons, the USC Trojans took a backseat as Oklahoma State, Oregon and Alabama became mainstays ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black men we got to do better by our women! Bitch this, hoe that, is all that I hear when it comes to our music, our movies, and our everyday feelings towards our women, and I am just about sick of it. Yes I came up listening to hardcore ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everyone knows what’s going on with HIV and black women. They are also aware that gay black men have the highest instance of HIV in America. One group that experts are failing to address are heterosexual men of color and the role they might play in the spread of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To all the women that say they can’t find a man on their level, what exactly is this “level” that you speak of? What if your “level” isn’t appealing to some men, especially if you like to talk about your” haves” and his “have nots”, your independence and his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) THE United States men’s basketball team defeated Lithuania 99-94 on August 3 to move to 4-0 with one game remaining in the group phase of Olympic competition. During the tightly contested matchup (it should be ‘tightly’ contested, every man on the floor is a highly respected professional) ll the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s no secret that there are lack of star-studded centers that currently reside in the NBA. Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe could possibly rise in the ranks as one of the big men and talents in the NBA in the near future. Greg Monore at 6’11” and 250 pounds, ...