(ThyBlackMan.com) The facts cannot be denied or ignored about the importance of parents talking to their children before the Prom. As Proms dates come concern is taken in clothing to shoes, hairstyle to perfume or cologne. Rental cars and limousines, and all the other extras that go with Proms; If ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The battle for Los Angeles has begun. After years of mediocrity and playing second fiddle to the LA Lakers, nowadays the Los Angeles Clippers have their eyes on destiny. After finishing off Memphis 82-72 in regulation led by All Star point guard Chris Paul, the Clippers look like a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me start this off by saying that my favorite fighter is Miguel Cotto and has been for some time. So if you refer to me as a “Floydiot” in your comments, you clearly haven’t read this column in its entirety. With that being said, The Grinch Who Stole ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) He did the right thing. That is my easiest explanation for President Obama’s acknowledgment to ABC News Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts that he supports gay marriage. Some have criticized the President for making a political calculation, as if those calculations do not exist in other policy decisions, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I first signed up for Twitter in 2006. I used it rarely as a means of contacting other bloggers. I left it alone for a while because all I shared was what I read in newspapers and my blog post. I didn’t like it at the time because in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I met Calvin Alexander Ramsey through the Black Caucus of the American Library Association email list-serve. I contacted the author to see if I could review his new children’s book entitled, “Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend.” This was my first children’s book that I’ve read in a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the day of athletes being rewarded with commercial endorsements, endless bling, fancy mansions and fast cars, it is a breath of fresh air to see black athletes doing more than running a ball. Shaquille O’Neal is known for his skills on the basketball court. O’Neal played three years ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to African American men the stats, media and society often present a negative image of our young brothers. In turn this leaves some people visualizing black men disparagingly as drug dealing, gangbanging, sagging young men hanging out on street corners. However, we are well aware that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today Facebook began it’s IPO tour. Tomorrow the social network will force everyone to live online forever through the mandatory Timeline. It’s just another step for the company that is half effective and half diabolical. When Facebook first came out I wasn’t too keen on it. I had already ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) From Jackie Robinson to Jeremy Lin NY sports have always had its pulse on America’s potential. Love it or hate it, so has NY media. Combine them and you get something beautiful. Embarrass them and you come up with something ugly. My first example of the latter is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m 10 days out from my wedding. I’m trying to tie up all loose ends before I actually arrive in Chicago a week from today. In doing so I’m on the hunt for a cake topper. I called my local Hobby Lobby; no dice. I went into Michael’s last ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a parent I understand the worry and concern regarding the future of one’s child’s education. Statistics show that those with more training and a college education are normally in a higher income bracket. This sounds pretty simple to some. But we all know that college is not for ...