(ThyBlackMan.com) I must admit that I am an unabashed American sports snob. Proud of the Red, White and Blue, I want to see America’s Olympic athletes win gold in every event but know this unfortunately is not possible. What I feel like I do know is that we, Yes I ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Last night, I was watching my copy of the very important film, “Hoodwinked,” by Janks Morton.  I appear in the film, along with my respected colleagues, Drs. Marc Lamont Hill, Jawanza Kunjufu, Ivory Toldson and Steve Perry. The film serves to debunk many of the ridiculous myths that black ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Lately there has been a very hot debate regarding the rise of people getting tattoos, especially in the black community. Some people find them unattractive, while others view them as art work or self-expression. I was asked if I like guys with tattoos. Personally it does not matter either ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was deeply concerned about the recent rape conviction of Oklahoma State University basketball player Darrell Williams.   Williams broke down in tears in the courtroom, an understandable reaction in which he expressed outwardly what many of us would feel on the inside.  He’s going to prison, and getting a life ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are going to be thousands (maybe I’ll get unlucky and upsets millions) of people that will 100% disagree with the opinion I am about to state in this column but I do not care: the penalties unleashed upon the Penn State football program are way over the top ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Traditionally, men were hunters and gatherers and held the sole responsibility for initiating the mating ritual, which included marriage proposals, asking for the first dance and initiating first contact. First contact. That’s the dreaded first “hello” or the first smile. And it used to be fairly simple. Men did ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was sitting in the living room of my parent’s home in Louisville, KY watching the new Janks Morton film, “Hoodwinked.”  Janks sent me a copy a while back, but this was the first time I’d had a chance to watch the film in its entirety.  I am in the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jeremy Lin’s Cinderella story continues on but nit in the city of bright lights, not at the World’s Most Famous Arena, not where it all began in New York City. The former New York Knick over night sensation turnover prone “not really a point” guard signed a three year ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Being a black man in America is not for the weak, in fact, I can’t think of another group of men that would be able to withstand the torment that we face daily. Let’s see, where shall we begin? First of all, many of us are born into this ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) With the rate of unemployment reaching record highs across the country in the last few years, many men are at home while the women in their lives are at work. If you look at the statistics in Black communities, the statistics get worse-much worse. The rate of unemployment among ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dana Owens better known as Queen Latifah is a singer, rapper, model and an actress. Queen c first came on the scene in the late 80’s at the age of 19. She has worked not only in music and film; she also has numerous awards such as the Golden Globe, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Every time you think that the life of Terrell Owens can’t get any worse, he surprises you.  Terrell Owens, the man with more baby’s mamas than a Fantasia concert, is $20,000 behind in child support payments and will face jail time if he doesn’t cough up the cash.   The ...