Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Historic talents of Lynette Woodard and Pearl Moore highlighted through Caitlin Clark’s scoring records.

March 10, 2024 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Arguably the story of women’s college basketball for the 2023-24 season has been Iowa superstar guard Caitlin Clark. Clark and LSU’s own superstar, forward Angel Reese, were the faces of the women’s college basketball season entering the season as returning All-Americans after leading their teams to the National Championship... [Read more...]

Black Community: The devaluation of human life will be forever linked with Super Bowl LVIII.

February 24, 2024 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) It has been over a week since Super Bowl LVIII and over a week since the mass shooting in Kansas City during the championship parade. More details regarding the shooting are sad as well with the suspects being juveniles and the loss of life of a mother of two being among the victims. While football is a very violent collision... [Read more...]

Americans: Wokeness and Resilience – The Legacy of Jack Kemp and the 1965 AFL All-Star Game Boycott.

February 22, 2024 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The meaning of being “woke” is simple. It means being awakened to the needs of others. Being “woke” is understanding something you may not have previously understood while now arriving at the point of acceptance. It means to be well-informed, thoughtful, compassionate, humble, and kind. Being “woke” is having an eagerness... [Read more...]

Black Community: Five 2024 NFL Draft prospects the whole family can easily root for.

February 15, 2024 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The Super Bowl has wrapped up, and it’s not too early to look ahead at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. Every NFL Draft, hundreds of young people prepare to have their dreams of joining the National Football League come true. Every year, there are college football players with unique stories that led to their journey as NFL... [Read more...]

Black Community: The most amusing, relatable non-baseball trait about new Baseball Hall of Famer Adrián Beltré.

February 3, 2024 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) For baseball fans one of the biggest events of the entire year is the announcement of the National Baseball Hall of Fame voting results. This year, one of those chosen for baseball’s greatest honor was third baseman Adrián Beltré, who was a first ballot Hall of Fame selection as one of the most well-rounded players at his... [Read more...]

Black Community: The NFL’s unique head coach hiring pair of Antonio Pierce and Jerod Mayo.

January 25, 2024 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The National Football League’s head coaching carousel continues to spin and the two biggest head coaching candidates were NFL legend Bill Belichick and Michigan Wolverines National Champion Jim Harbaugh. Both men have won at high levels consistently throughout their careers and it is rare for NFL franchises to have the opportunity... [Read more...]

The Controversy Surrounding the Black National Anthem at the Super Bowl: Unity, Diversity, and Divisiveness.

January 25, 2024 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The NFL has announced that for the fourth year in a row, the so-called black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” will be performed at the Super Bowl. It appears we’ve come full circle since the 2004 Democratic National Convention when then-Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama said: “Yet even as... [Read more...]

Sports: Why today’s college athletes struggle with mental health more than ever.

January 17, 2024 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The 2023 college football season is over and the Michigan Wolverines are the National Champions. Days ago, the Wolverines earned a historic 15-0 record after defeating the offensively potent Washington Huskies in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. One of the stars of the game was Michigan junior running... [Read more...]

Black Community: 2023 reminded us that sports are important but not life and death.

December 30, 2023 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) One of the best things about being a sports fan is that sports are an opportunity of some semblance of escapism. Seeing talented athletes perform on the court, field, or area of play at a high level can be jaw-dropping and remind adult sports fans of their childhood playing that sport for the first time or watching pro sports... [Read more...]

Sports: Jacksonville Jaguars have been the most interesting NFL franchise this season off-the-field.

December 22, 2023 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Jacksonville Jaguars remain the favorites to win the AFC South Division but they have been interesting for more than quarterback Trevor Lawrence throwing touchdown passes or edge rusher Josh Allen pressuring opposing quarterbacks. The Jaguars as a franchise have made sports headlines beyond their win-loss record in 2023. Here... [Read more...]

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