(ThyBlackMan.com) When I saw the final score of last night’s NCAA championship game where Auburn University defeated the University of Oregon, I sent a tweet to my friends that said, “Congratulations. Your plantation was the strongest tonight.” As the southerners who love Auburn football celebrate their championship, they may want to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) History has a wonderful way of righting its wrongs. A person in South Africa no longer lives with the oppression of apartheid, Americans have a black president and sports can no longer be compared to slavery as it has often been suggested. Never before have the atrocities of man been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Singletary’s coaching style clearly doomed him as head coach of the 49ers, and here’s why… Former San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary’s skills with the X’s and O’s — the nuts and bolts of coaching football teams — were suspect enough. But even if he was deemed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Barack Obama is doling out congrats to the Eagles for giving Michael Vick a second chance after prison. But what about “average felons” who don’t play sports? Where’s their second chance? There has been a loud outcry in the wake of President Obama’s recent comments about star Philadelphia Eagles ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A Message for Fathers About a year ago, I was watching a reality show based on prison life. Inmate after inmate interviewed admitted to growing up without a father and missing the experience of having a father. I’ve heard grown women admit that not having a father in their lives ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) According to the Sentencing Project, more than 60 percent of the people in prison are now racial and ethnic minorities. Of black males at least 20 years of age, 1 in every 8 is in prison or jail on any given day. Given the disproportionate number of black males incarcerated, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was driving out of Atlanta the other day, speaking to my baby sister. She listens to me ramble, and that’s why I love her. Our topic for the day was black men and sports. I mentioned how I turned on ESPN in my hotel room (all 10 million channels) ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” — (John 1:1) “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” — (Genesis 1:3) “And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Maybe if its ominous presence didn’t live in my own back yard infecting my neighbors, I would be oblivious to its existence. And maybe, just maybe, since no one in my family has been recently diagnosed with this disease, it would just go away and I’ll be asked to only ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I felt that today would be a good day to talk about living life to the fullest. I’m no expert on this, but I’ve learned a few things over the years that I can share with you. One thing I can say for sure is that most of us are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I read with great concern about the plight of Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young. This week, Young stormed out of the stadium after getting into a heated argument with Titans coach Jeff Fisher, which is an absolute no-no. He even tossed his shoulder pads into the stands on his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The headline may catch some readers by surprise. We’re used to talking about what’s going wrong for black males: Over-represented in the criminal justice system, under-represented on payrolls; victims of inadequate health care and neglectful of their family responsibilities. And in education: chronically over-represented in lower-ability groups and special education ...