(ThyBlackMan.com) Everybody looks toward Miami Heat’s “Mr. Everything” Lebron James for playoff answers in 2012. No surprise there. As history records it, King James was defeated in last years NBA finals by the Dallas Mavericks. The ‘King’ came in second. No cigar there. People started questioning basketball royalty. Here’s the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As long as the Nets are allowing Jay-Z to call their marketing shots — what a shock that he chose black and white as the new team colors to stress, as the Nets explained, their new “urban” home — why not have him apply the full Jay-Z treatment? Why ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It appears that anything and everything revolving around Beyonce is hot. Everyone wants a part of whatever Beyonce is doing. Rather it’s positive or negative people want to know everything there is to know about the woman Beyoncé. There was the hushed hushed marriage of her and hubby Jay ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Though, I am a young woman; I love football. I was never a big fan of the San Diego Chargers, but I had a close connection to the team. The former running back for the team, LaDainian Tomlinson graduated from Texas Christian Universityin my hometown of Fort Worth,Texas and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many well meaning, yet, misguided parents don’t have a clue as to what motivates children today to do what they do. In my first book, I discussed 10 things teachers wished parents would do to make education relative in the 21st century. Today, I’d like to offer some insights, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Naysayer aside, I’m totally convinced the Chicago Bulls 2012 season has been cursed. Maybe it’s last years MVP ‘thingy‘? Or the idols…oops…I mean statues of Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen hovering outside Chicago’s celebrated United Center? Some suggest the shortened NBA season? Or how about the NBA’s overloaded schedule? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Kobe Bryant legacy continues this spring as the perennial All Star and part time Superhero leads his 3rd seeded Lakers into the 2012 NBA playoffs against the scrappy Denver Nuggets – a younger, hungrier team who‘s looking to thrash Kobe Bryant and hopefully send him into playoff oblivion ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With dismal graduation rates, and a widening ‘achievement gap’ of people pursuing an associate of arts in business administration and other degrees, organizations throughout the country are racing to develop and implement Black male achievement initiatives. From several big name foundations, to the overlooked grassroots community coalitions, the business ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African Americans have traditionally valued and reinforced the importance of education, but recent generations serve to show the opposite. Not to abrogate personal responsibility for the lack of many African Americans noting the significance of reading and math, or even having a semblance of comprehension of the economic crisis ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Those that are familiar with my platform know that I am an advocate for accountability, inclusive of looking at “Self”. Whenever I mention accountability among my Sisters it is always met with some form of Deflection. Why is that? Why don’t we want to look at Self? As ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fellas… Stop worshiping women! I can’t put it any plainer or more simple than that. Women want a man who they can admire…they’re not looking for a guy to worship them. Oh, they might like it for a moment..all the attention and what not. But eventually she’ll get tired ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So…..last night I went to go see “Think Like A Man” and of course it was packed in the theater. Without revealing the movie for those that desire to see it, I will write on what stood out to me the most. Basically the premise of the movie is ...