(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve always had this gut wrenching feeling that Affirmative Action was on life support. When speaking of it, far too often black people are put in the position to explain why measures such as Affirmative Action is needed. While we are being told others understand our plight in this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Tuberville’s attempt to downplay and erase the racism of actual racists echoes attempts to downplay the violence of the largely White mob on January 6. More broadly, it’s part of the attempt to erase and downplay the role of race, racism and racists in American history and culture … ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last year Sports Illustrated magazine compiled a ranking system that acknowledged the most valuable and desirable programs throughout college football’s five most powerful leagues. Out of 69 Power 5 schools, the University of Wisconsin Badgers ranked seventh overall. The impressive ranking doesn’t hurt when it comes to recruiting. With the recent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Life throws a lot of unexpected challenges towards your path along the way. During the course of life, academic challenges are part of that experience whether it is in elementary, middle, or high school. For many people after high school graduation, the next academic step is pursuing higher education ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Professional athletes of all backgrounds know that they will be subjected to taunts, boos, and jeers over the course of their careers. It’s not listed in the “job description” but it is part of the job nearly as much as performing on the field or court of play. It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since most players in professional basketball and football are Black, it should come as no surprise that many high-profile Black athletes have become role models to young admirers who are also Black. Athletes such as football legend Jim Brown reached the professional ranks by overcoming tremendous odds with determination, perseverance, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My 9-year-old son’s favorite player is Ja Morant. I need to explain this further, so you really get it. The person writing this article, the one who contributed to giving my son life, grew up a Los Angeles Lakers fan, played for the Los Angeles Lakers, and won an ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For the fifth consecutive NBA season, the Most Valuable Player award was earned by someone born outside the U.S. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has emerged as one of the best NBA players in the league and has the hardware to prove it as he was recently awarded the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the best moments of the 2023 NFL Draft came on the second day of the draft when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Joey Porter Jr. with the first pick of the second round. It had to be disappointing for Porter Jr., a former star cornerback at Penn State, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For several reasons, the year 2020 was one of the most incredible, historic years in U.S. history. It was a unique year that could be defined by “three P’s”: Pandemic, Protest, and Politicians. Countless numbers of lives were affected by those “three P’s” in 2020 and continue to be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2023 NFL Draft is nearly here and one of the more important figures of the 2023 NFL off-season will finally have a home. Former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young made history as the first Heisman-winning QB in the illustrious history of that football program and sports fans throughout the ...